Linda Willis is a recently retired Instructional and Curriculum Specialist, Lowell Public Schools, Lowell, MA. She continues to consult for the Lowell Public Schools, focusing on Middle School Literacy and…
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Home E Search query for: blog blog 2020 03 16 schools closed in massachusetts until at least april 7th charlie baker 2 ( Page 61 ) How can families be…
SPIFFY’s June 2025 Full Coalition Meeting
…coalition members to connect and learn about the research behind bell-to-bell cell phone policies in schools, as well as hear directly from a panel of students and staff form schools…
U.S. Department of Education Awards Nearly $115 Million to Help Increase Educator Compensation and Promote Educator Diversity
…diverse, and sustainable educator workforce. Through Raise the Bar: Lead the World, the Department is supporting states and school districts to eliminate educator shortages in our nation’s schools. The TSL grants…
Megan Harding, MSW
…of the Brookline Center for Mental Health) comprised of clinicians, teachers, parents, and students working together to strengthen mental health programming in schools. She is the former Director of Social…
Belchertown administrator to become South Hadley middle school principal
SOUTH HADLEY — The superintendent of schools has chosen Douglas Daponde, assistant principal at Belchertown High School, to be principal at Michael E. Smith Middle School effective Nov. 6. Daponde…
Former Springfield Principal chosen to head troubled Madison Park High
BOSTON, MA – The interim superintendent of the Boston public schools has tapped a former principal in Springfield to lead turnaround efforts at the Madison Park Technical Vocational High School…
Making the Transition to Kindergarten Resource a Success
NORTHAMPTON, MA – In March, we shared that our resource “Making the Transition to Kindergarten” was available for schools to use with parents of children starting Kindergarten. Since then, we…
SPIFFY Coalition to hold town hall meeting on underage drinking
…May 29th, 2015, from 11am – 1pm, on underage drinking. The meeting will be held at the Collaborative for Educational Services at 97 Hawley Street in Northampton, and is free…
How do you use iPads and tablets?
by Barbara Jacobs, MKEA Regional Coordinator, Greater Boston Region Lisa Kuh, Director of Early Education for the Somerville Public Schools, posted a question recently to colleagues in the Greater Boston…