HOLYOKE, MA (WWLP) – Steve Zrike has been chosen as the new leader for the Holyoke Public Schools. Zrike was announced as the permanent receiver for the district during a…
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Barbara Cheney Appointed Fellow for Summit Learning
…been so successful, that this Spring Cheney was named a Summit Learning Fellow. Summit Learning is a national network of public schools. The program itself operates 11 public schools (The…
Northampton Public Schools receive FRESH grant
The Northampton Public School District was one of 17 recipients of a Massachusetts Farming Reinforces Education and Student Health (FRESH) grant. Awards which total $300,000 to Expand Nutrition Learning Opportunities…
Holyoke voters being asked for $54 million to replace aging middle schools
…on Nov. 5 approve building two 550-student middle schools. The project would receive up to $75.8 million in funding from the Massachusetts School Building Authority, but residents would have to…
Editorial: Sparsity aid concept would greatly benefit rural schools
A provision to study how rural schools might get more state aid has been included in the Senate budget that was adopted last month. That’s good news for Franklin County’s…
Leominster schools take initiative on teaching techniques
LEOMINSTER, MA — In an effort to gain a better understanding of how to better prepare its students for success in college and beyond, the city’s public schools are taking…
Conference draws 140 educators in discussion of how to manage race, polarizing conversations in schools
On November 17th, 2022 at the Log Cabin in Holyoke, the SPIFFY Coalition co-sponsored and co-organized the 9th Annual Safe and Healthy Schools Summit: Supporting Schools in Seeking Racial Healing…
Holyoke, Amherst schools get grants to diversify teaching staffs
…their schools.” “This is a great opportunity to attempt to diversify the workforce,” said Kelly Curran, management of recruitment for the Holyoke schools, whose student population is more than 80%…
Mahar teacher Angela Cote honored for ‘making learning fun
ORANGE — Ralph C. Mahar Regional School teacher Angela Cote has been named a 2020 Excellence in Teaching Award winner. Cote, 54, has been teaching at Mahar for seven years…
Frontier Regional School Sign Project Honors Graduating Seniors
…a series of signs containing the names and pictures of each member of the FRS Class of 2020, which has been forced to forgo the second half of its senior…