Two Franklin County schools are among the 67 recognized by the state for strong MCAS achievement or for exceeding their performance targets. Whately Elementary School and Swift River School in…
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Cheers for one-by-one Easthampton High commencement
…Class of 2020 took their turns walking across an outdoor stage in front of the High School, a giant 2020 sign in the background. They did so one at a…
Greenfield’s Federal Street School teacher plans gardening curriculum for English language learners
…damper on them. She said she bought the supplies her students needed to create their small garden, but couldn’t do much more because about a month later, Greenfield schools closed…
Gail Healy retires after 39 years in Franklin County
…Elementary School in Greenfield from 1994 until the school closed in 2008. “It was an unbelievably amazing experience,” Healy said of her time at Four Corners. “People aren’t able to…
Sustainability on menu: HEC Academy in Northampton recognized for garden, other ‘green’ efforts
…the school’s special education coordinator. “Basically it’s a small, therapeutic, special education high school,” Stamm said. “A lot of the kids have had trauma from past schools, and they land…
Migrant Education Program
…their ability to succeed in school. Home E Search query for: blog blog 2020 03 16 schools closed in massachusetts until at least april 7th charlie baker 2…
Gazda named as new Executive Director
…Gazda will join the agency effective July 1, 2021, succeeding William Diehl, who retired from the post in December of 2020 after serving 10 years with the agency. The Board’s…
Lenox schools to explore alternative ways to structure district
…shared services with other districts, superintendency unions with other schools and regionalization, in order to “know what the opportunities and the threats of the different options might be.” Through 2020,…
A new report says Massachusetts schools are the best in the nation
…said Massachusetts schools are the best in the nation. (But you already knew that, right?) Every year, the report grades each state on its overall education performance. Each state receives…
Some Massachusetts high schools are turning graduation into a drive-thru parade
…a drive-thru parade. Over the past few weeks, several Massachusetts high schools have announced they will be holding graduation parades as a socially-distanced alternative to traditional ceremonies. The idea first…