SPIFFY Youth Steering Committee member Z Vamosy received the Youth Activist Award from the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth at their Annual Gay-la on March 30, 2024. This event brings…
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Jacqueline LaFrance
…Social Studies. She has worked as an elementary English language teacher for over 13 years in high- and low-incidence English Language districts in Western Massachusetts, and is a long-time user…
Colleen Kelley
…has received the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education, the Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Environmental Education, and the New England Environmental Education Alliance Non-formal Educator of the Year Award….
Working to Help People Grows Important life Skills
…in Hatfield. Doug also works at Northampton High School and Full of Grace Farm, all part of his involvement with the Community Based Work Experience (CBWE) program; a supportive functional…
DYS – Watching our Youth Succeed
…that left him paralyzed. He share that all of his struggles eventually helped lead him to the successes he has found in his personal and professional life. One youth graduate…
Two members of DYS Education Initiative team receive 2022 DYS Commissioner’s Awards
…the Northeast Region, recognized for the leadership they provide and for their positive influence and impact on the lives of our students!” Commissioner’s Awards are awarded to a limited group…
Amherst Middle School After School VELA program continues with strong remote format
…the VELA program has created a trusted community at the school, providing strategies for listening, and creating support during normal as well as these more stressful times. “Nancita is an…
Mass. Center for Civic Education promotes engaged citizenship among students
When history teacher Roger Desrosiers received a postcard from the Center for Civic Education in 1987 offering free classroom materials for the U.S. Constitution’s bicentennial, little did he know that…
Rebecca Bouchard
Attorney Rebecca L. Bouchard is the legal compliance officer for the Chicopee and Ludlow Public Schools. Previously, she was a partner in the Springfield/Northampton firm of Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury &…
Collaborative for Educational Services receives Teaching with Primary Sources grant from Library of Congress
…In addition, History of Immigration and Foreign Language Communities education will be expanded for teachers of English Language Learners (ELL), and will include oral histories and legislative documents from Congress.gov….