Lisa Manzi has been a technology educator in South Hadley for 19 years. She teaches a Technology in Education course at Mount Holyoke College and for the CES Licensure program….
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For new school head, leadership comes from experience
GREENFIELD. MA — Jake Toomey, the principal of the Academy of Early Learning and the school superintendent’s assistant for personnel in Greenfield, is no stranger to taking command. Though his…
Follow 15 of America’s teachers on a day of frustrations, pressures and hard-earned victories
…cuts the engine, pulls out his cellphone and calls his principal. They begin to pray. Lawson is a full-time substitute based at a school with full-time problems: only one in…
Four interim school administrators named in Easthampton, including Kevin Burke at high school
EASTHAMPTON, MA – Superintendent Nancy Follansbee has appointed four interim administrators for the city’s schools, including an interim principal for the high school. Easthampton High School assistant principal Kevin Burke…
Postsecondary Educational Opportunities for Youth Committed to DYS
The number of students taking advantage of postsecondary education opportunities while committed to the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services is growing significantly year on year. In 2018, 1 in 10…
Two local school advocates tapped to lead state’s new Small and Rural Schools Committee
…started taking a deeper look at rural school districts and has endorsed bills filed by state Rep. Natalie Blais, D-Deerfield, and Sen. Jo Comerford, D-Northampton, that would have codified a…
White House Hosts Summit on Early Childhood Education
…preschool development grants and an expansion of the Early Head Start program. The announcements come as part of the White House’s summit on early learning taking place in Washington today…
Western MA coalition releases recommendations for minimizing the impact of trauma on young children involved in DCF
…and early childhood educators in each region through formalized written agreements. Such collaborations would include early childhood providers in DCF team meetings and case conferences, and vice versa. Representatives from…
Juuling in school: E-cigarette use prevalent among local youth
…vice is on the rise with young people: Juuling. If you don’t know what that is, you’re not alone. Juul is a brand of e-cigarette that vaporizes a liquid containing…
School transportation costs a burden to Mohawk Trail
…years “It’s a big hit,” said School Committee Vice-Chairman Angus ‘Terry’ Dun of Shelburne. “It’s always been an issue, one with which we’re powerless to deal with. It would be…