Assistant principals, of necessity, are often the high school disciplinarians, which doesn’t exactly endear them to their students. So the late Earl McGraw, the former Turners Falls High School assistant…
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Students to ask state for more education funds
Students and educators from seven Pioneer Valley school districts are going to Boston on Feb. 28 to ask state lawmakers to increase funding for rural schools. The students were supposed…
Kate Todhunter
Kate Todhunter has been teaching about the history of genocide for over twenty years at Northampton High School in Northampton, Massachusetts. She is also a lecturer at Smith College. Kate…
Federal Humanities Grant Showcases Pioneer Valley’s Role In Technological Innovation
NORTHAMPTON – A new grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities will bring $168,400 to help 72 educators around the country make history relevant and exciting for students by…
HEC Academy Graduates Class of 2022
…year’s five graduates, who received high school diplomas from their sending school districts. Included in the graduating class were: Xavier Rios-Andrade, Diego Stacy, Lucas Allen, Emily Troy, and Aspen Westhaver….
State grant program aims to promote health in rural areas
NORTHAMPTON — A new program will provide nearly $3 million to organizations focused on improving the health of individuals, families and communities by addressing issues such as nutrition, safe housing,…
NHS Latin teacher wins national honor
NORTHAMPTON — Northampton High School Latin teacher Thomas J. Howell recently won national recognition for his work from the Society for Classical Studies, a major academic group focused on ancient…
National award promotes use of educational technology in the Department of Youth Services
NORTHAMPTON, MA – Many young people who are involved with Department of Youth Services (DYS), the state’s juvenile justice system, have been challenged by traditional teaching approaches used in their…
Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) helps teachers communicate with students who have difficulty speaking
NORTHAMPTON, MA – Imagine how isolating and frustrating it would be if you couldn’t speak clearly enough to be understood. There are many students across Massachusetts in this situation. Luckily,…
CES launches statewide training program to help early childhood educators assess and respond to children’s needs
NORTHAMPTON – When educators know the children in their classroom well, they can teach in ways that are more responsive to each child’s individual needs. A powerful approach for teachers…