…students had built themselves. As part of a new technology education initiative in Northampton elementary schools, third-graders are building simple computers in small groups and then playing a game on…
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State hopes to hire new education czar by end of the year
MALDEN — The state education board is embarking on its first search for a new elementary and secondary education commissioner in a decade, with top officials hoping to land on…
Attorney General Maura Healey issues new Open Meeting Law guide
NORTHAMPTON, MA — Attorney General Maura Healey has issued an updated version of the state’s Open Meeting Law guide that reflects newly enacted laws and information about recent decisions regarding…
Mentorship for New and Aspiring Principals
DESE recommends a structured 50 hour induction and mentorship program for new administrators to improve retention and instructional leadership. The principalship is a demanding and influential leadership role, one shaping…
New Research about Data Collection
Remember that post a couple weeks ago talking about how you’re responsible for the data of your friends and folks? Welp, some new research published this month provides some compelling…
Empowering Educators: Integrating the New Massachusetts Frameworks into Health Education
This training is designed to equip educators with the necessary tools and strategies to effectively implement the new Massachusetts frameworks into health education curricula. Educators will gain the knowledge and…
Summer learning Greenfield students keep their creative juices flowing with studies of water
GREENFIELD – As students and teachers cross the second-floor landing at the Federal Street School this year, they will see a new 22-foot-by-4-foot mural depicting pond life. The painting, located…
Northampton schools eye ‘science of reading’ model, backed by $323K in grants
NORTHAMPTON — At Ryan Road Elementary School, students in Diana Ramsden’s first grade class work on reading and writing using a mixture of phonics lessons already included in the school’s…
‘A place to call home’: South Hadley grads celebrate, reflect
…home in China. But the people he met at the school “didn’t take long to convince me that there was no need to be afraid” of his new community, said…
My Turn: Our educational landscape: Charter schools’ negative impact in area
…schools, private schools, parochial schools, or home schooling. This means only 88 percent of the shrinking school population are attending regular (non-charter) public schools — a big reason our districts…