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…
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Mahar students learn a new way to communicate: sign language
…coming up they want to attend — ordinary topics for four high school friends. Except they weren’t actually speaking, at least not with their mouths. The girls, ages 14 to…
Amherst educator hired to co-lead Mohawk
…new to the district, but not new altogether,” Buoniconti said. “Nearby Mahar Regional School, also a combined middle/high school, recently introduced a co-principal structure with a great deal of success….
School suspensions don’t work. It’s time for something better.
Cindy sits across from me in what is now called The Justice Center at Turners Falls High School in Montague, about 20 miles north of Amherst. The room is brightly…
Leominster schools take initiative on teaching techniques
LEOMINSTER, MA — In an effort to gain a better understanding of how to better prepare its students for success in college and beyond, the city’s public schools are taking…
Graduating During the Pandemic
…pandemic that resulted in the closure of public and private schools across the state. “Nobody knew what to expect.” The state’s decision to close schools for the remainder of the…
A Goodbye to Bill Erickson
…teacher in Auburn and Hadley, a Middle School Principal in Easthampton, and a Superintendent of Schools in Vermont and in the Hampshire Regional Schools. He also served for a short…
New Union 28 superintendent is old hand at teaching
…students,” Haggerty said. Haggerty is the new superintendent of School Union 28, selected in February by the joint school committee governing the union’s four elementary schools. She has been working…
The Culture of the School
…Eleven Essential Conditions for Highly Effective Schools and other strategies that the building administrator can use to build culture with students, staff, and families. Course content, activities and assignments align…
U.S. Department of Education Awards Nearly $115 Million to Help Increase Educator Compensation and Promote Educator Diversity
…diverse, and sustainable educator workforce. Through Raise the Bar: Lead the World, the Department is supporting states and school districts to eliminate educator shortages in our nation’s schools. The TSL grants…