…long jumping, and a 50 meter dash, set up at different stations around the track. More than 50 Northampton High School student volunteers helped run the event under the guidance…
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Shawn Fortin
…his knowledge of instructional technology to develop and teach coursework for students, teachers, and administrators. He currently facilitates MassCUE’s Leadership in Blended and Personalized Learning course and CES’s Educational Equity…
Thriving North Berkshire Academy Result of Collaborative Efforts
…student has the ability to learn. That every student has the opportunity to succeed. It’s pure and it’s good and it’s absolutely right on.” Just three months old, the collaborative…
High Court Argument to Center on Level of Benefits for Special Education
…must school districts provide to students with disabilities in order for them to receive that free, appropriate public education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act? At the center of…
The vocational surge: Smith Voc, South Hadley schools experiencing increased demand
…growing number of vocational high school students in the commonwealth. The 145-student freshman class at Smith Voc, for example, is bigger than any other incoming class that Superintendent Andrew Linkenhoker…
Melissa Zeitz receives government’s highest honor for teaching mathematics or science in grades K-12.
…D.C., where she received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Zeitz, 40, teaches computer science in the Springfield public schools and coordinates integration of technology into…
Intro to Augmentative and Alternative Communication
During this 2-day workshop, participants will learn how Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) can provide support and increase engagement for students with little or no speech. Participants will explore ways…
State board rejects Hadley Chinese charter school expansion
HADLEY, MA — After hearing testimony that the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School is draining resources from local school districts and not educating a sufficiently diverse student body, the…
Unanimous Supreme Court Expands Scope of Special Education Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a major decision expanding the scope of students’ special education rights, ruling unanimously that schools must do more than provide a “merely more…
School suspensions don’t work. It’s time for something better.
…decorated with student art, there is a coffee machine and some candy on a table, and behind me on the wall is a quote from the mystic Rumi: “Out beyond…