…studies in engaging all students–especially students with disabilities and English Learners. Based on the knowledge that students become energized to learn history when they understand how the past relates to…
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DYS Education Partners With Berklee Online
Through a new initiative that has been years in the making, Berklee College of Music is offering music scholarships to students like Mekhi, a student at a program operated by…
Nine HEC Academy graduates celebrate their accomplishments
…Ben DeMarino Scholarships; Dakota Ford, Jackson Gallese, and Kevin Ringer. The Ben DeMarino Fund was established in the name of a past HEC Academy student, and helps new students each…
Career Skills Workshop at the Amherst Survival Center
AMHERST, MA – On the evening of Thursday, June 18, 2015, area high school students and adult members of the community joined staff from the Amherst Survival Center to listen…
HEC Academy in Northampton Celebrates Graduates of 2024
…community awareness for students at HEC Academy and provide transitional skills for students within our Northampton and Massachusetts community with monthly activities and outreach. Beginning in November of 2023, students…
Alternative high schools emphasize learning over time in class
…to do about students who have repeatedly failed a grade and are on the verge of dropping out. For almost two decades, Diploma Plus has operated small alternative programs for…
Local Educator Selected for Safe and Supportive Schools Commission
…and districts to create the whole-school safe and supportive environments that can help to reduce school violence and serve as the foundation for all students, including those who have endured…
Educators from Collaborative for Educational Services Publish Book on IEP and 504 Teams
…how the pandemic has affected students and will offer tools to improve the fit between the students’ individual learning profile and schooling. “We created the book to support educators, including…
Students are still struggling in the classroom
…are second language learners. So comparing that group of students to students 30 years ago isn’t quite a fair comparison,” said Diehl inside his Northampton office on Wednesday. Diehl says…
Fort River art teacher honored for feminist work in the classroom
…in her sixth year at the school, said she will hear student conversation about boy-colored fish and girl-colored fish. That’s when she intervenes, asking students questions that challenge their ideas…