…create a voucher system for students to attend nonpublic schools. DeVos is chairman of The Windquest Group, a Michigan-based investment management company. She is married to billionaire Richard DeVos Jr.,…
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Thriving North Berkshire Academy Result of Collaborative Efforts
…want to help more kids and we want to help more schools do better work with these kids.” The academy opened in the North Adams Armory on Jan. 2 along…
Amherst eliminates winter break homework
AMHERST, MA — For the next week while students in Amherst’s public schools are on vacation, they can focus on celebrating the holidays with their families, pursuing their own interests…
Easthampton chooses LeClair for superintendent
…superintendent of Agawam public schools since 2012. Berrios has been principal of Smith Academy since 2012, and was vice principal of Chicopee Fairview Veterans Memorial Middle School from 2009 to…
Williamstown School Committee Talks Special Education Collaboration
…told the Williamstown School Committee on Wednesday. North Adams Public Schools Superintendent Barbara Malkas said she’d seen the benefits of educational collaboratives when leading the public schools in the Worcester…
New Resource on AI Literacy for Educators
Massachusetts education officials have released statewide guidance urging schools to use the technology thoughtfully, with an emphasis on equity, transparency, academic integrity and human oversight. “AI already surrounds young people….
CES Executive Director Gazda on WHMP Afternoon Buzz podcast with Sheryl Stanton and Buz Eisenberg.
…in Massachusetts school districts. The podcast took place just as the vote was proceeding that gave Commissioner Riley the authority to institute the statewide mask mandate for K-12 public schools….
State Senate OKs rural school aid for county districts
…to establish Rural School Aid, adding $1.5 million in aid to rural schools. “Rural schools face significant and unique fiscal challenges due to population decline, density and ability to pay,”…
Four interim school administrators named in Easthampton, including Kevin Burke at high school
EASTHAMPTON, MA – Superintendent Nancy Follansbee has appointed four interim administrators for the city’s schools, including an interim principal for the high school. Easthampton High School assistant principal Kevin Burke…
The Amherst regional school consolidation question
…issues, including the possibility of consolidating the Regional Middle and High Schools into a single building. The district has begun to explore both the financial efficiencies and the potential educational…