BOSTON, MA – Governor Baker’s FY16 budget has been signed for the Commonwealth. The final budget figure was $38.1 billion, with Baker’s vetoes totaling $162.8 million. Cuts relating to education…
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Early childhood educator Barbara Black named Gazette’s “Person of the Year”
…education is all about. “It’s really being part of the world that wants to keep letting children play, because that’s how they learn,” said Black, the early childhood coordinator for…
HCC Receives $1 Million Grant To Build New Engineering Program
…recognized as HSIs when their Hispanic/Latinx enrollment exceeds 25%. HCC’s partners in the grant include Holyoke High School, Westfield High School, Western New England University, UMass Amherst, the Northampton-based Collaborative…
Language Matters
The words we choose with young children matter. In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore four “big ideas” about language development and how our communication choices can shape children’s learning, behavior,…
Dana Kadish
Dana Kadish is a seasoned educational leader with more than 25 years of experience in early childhood education, admissions, teaching, staff development, and organizational capacity-building. She earned her M.Ed. in…
Teaching Changemakers
This hands-on workshop invites early childhood educators to explore how to nurture justice, empathy, and action in young learners through a Change Maker Curriculum. Together, we will define what it…
Edna Olive
Edna Olive is the Associate Director at Engaging Schools. She has over 25 years of experience as a lassroom teacher, school administrator, coach, facilitator, consultant, and entrepreneur, with a focus…
Special ed teacher now vice principal in Turners Falls
…District Superintendent Michael Sullivan said Smith was selected by a search committee that reviewed over 25 candidates. “Kathi has been a special education teacher in the district since 2011 and…