…listen.” Joining Commerford for the couple hours at the DIAL/SELF Youth & Community Services program, with the Greenfield High School students and a handful of students from Great Falls Middle…
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US Department of Ed Selects HEC Academy as Green Ribbon award winner
…public day special education program for youth in grades 9-12 who are eligible to receive services via an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). Students typically present with social-emotional challenges, learning disabilities,…
Voc-Tech investments pair needs of students, industry
…and technical education (CTE) program, but that 3,200 students across the state are on waiting lists to get into such programs, which focus on career training. Massachusetts Competitive Partnership CEO…
New Union 38 leader ready for first school year
…for teaching literacy skills that will strengthen consistency in reading instruction.” Other appointments in the school district include a new principal at Conway Grammar School, Kristen Gordon, and a new…
Empowering Teams: Effective Strategies for Crafting and Implementing the New MA IEP
Now that you have been using the New MA IEP, we are sure that many of you have burning questions concerning the changes that have occurred. Come spend the day…
Two local school advocates tapped to lead state’s new Small and Rural Schools Committee
…co-chairs of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees’ (MASC) new Small and Rural Schools Committee. Martha Thurber, chair of the Mohawk Trail Regional School District School Committee, and Sunderland Elementary…
New Easthampton superintendent to shine spotlight on academics, consolidated school in design
…new civics class will pilot in eighth grade this year as well as a new early literacy program for kindergarten through second grade called Being a Reader. A new, approximately…
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…
History’s Mysteries becomes iCivics Private i History Detectives
…about the new Private i History Detectives curriculum: iCivics has released Private i History Detectives, a new curriculum for K-5 that taps into young learners’ natural curiosity and uses inquiry…
In face of homework bans, local educators a voice for moderation
…Korpita knows from experience that the way schools approach homework often changes. But based on her experience, homework, in the right doses, helps students learn valuable life skills, says the…