…Rich named the project Emerging America, expressing the project’s ties to service learning, including local history projects for civics, history and social studies teachers. Of the name, Rich said, “We…
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Daughter to receive same civil rights award as mother
…Both her parents were teachers, and even seeing her mother, Sonia Nieto, win the prestigious Massachusetts Teachers Association Lifetime Civil Rights Award did not convince Lopez that the hard work…
Setting the Stage for Future Educators
…the direction of Dr. Len Lubinsky. CES began by working with the Massachusetts DOE on licensure programs for teachers of special education and reading, and for school administrators (supt, principal,…
Easthampton fourth-graders launch campaign against car idling
…of time people were idling,” said Judy Averill, the school’s principal. A parent approached Averill in early February concerned with the number of cars idling outside the school and how…
Dias Selects Williamstown-Lanesborough; Contract Signing Set
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA — It appears the Lanesborough-Williamstown schools’ new superintendent will be current Medway High School Principal Douglas Dias. On Thursday, Dias withdrew his name from consideration for the superintendent…
Pioneer science teacher Penney Betsold earns Grinspoon award
NORTHFIELD — The fact that Pioneer Valley Regional School science teacher Penney Betsold is this year’s winner of the Grinspoon Award for Excellence in Teaching came as no surprise to…
South Hadley names Bonneville interim schools chief
SOUTH HADLEY — Former high school principal Diana Bonneville will serve as interim superintendent throughout the remainder of the school year as the district navigates an abrupt leadership change and…
Experts discuss state of local education at GCC
…MTA union, Joe Kurland, member of the Mohawk Trail Regional School Committee and Doug Selwyn, a professor of education in New York discussed with an audience of activists and community…
The Collaborative for Educational Services awarded Youth Opioid Prevention Grant
NORTHAMPTON — Efforts to prevent drug and alcohol use among young people will expand in middle schools in Easthampton, South Hadley and Hadley as well as in Amherst–Pelham and Hampshire…
TiE conference speaker urges over 300 teachers to utilize technology to reinvent education
…Zhao spoke to a packed audience of over 300 educators from around the state about how new technologies are a critical tool that teachers will need in order to revolutionize…