…specially designed science curriculum is vital, as all students need to master science content, concepts and inquiry skills to prepare for careers in today’s highly technical workplace. Students involved in…
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Report: Massachusetts students perform best in the country — even when adjusted for demographics
…A report published Monday from the Urban Institute, a D.C.-based think tank, however, found that Massachusetts students achieved highest compared to students in other states, even when outcomes were adjusted…
Students to ask state for more education funds
Students and educators from seven Pioneer Valley school districts are going to Boston on Feb. 28 to ask state lawmakers to increase funding for rural schools. The students were supposed…
Her heart will always be with the students – Frontier Superintendent Martha Barrett to retire
…in the district in 1988, and quickly became interim principal of the Old Deerfield Grammar and South Deerfield Elementary School, which were combined to make Deerfield Elementary School in 1992….
Back to school: Dual enrollment, early college programs a boon for area high schoolers
…while students are still attending area high schools. “I think there’s always an advantage for students of any age from having experiences with an older peer group,” said William Diehl,…
AG Healey Reminds Public Schools About Laws Requiring Equal Access to Education Regardless of Immigration Status
…reminding local public school districts of their obligation under state and federal law to provide all students with equal access to primary and secondary education, irrespective of citizenship or immigration…
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…
Rural schools to push for millions more in state aid
BUCKLAND — Hoping to boost state money to rural school districts by about $9.5 million, educators at the Massachusetts Rural Schools Coalition voted unanimously Wednesday to back a proposal for…
Afterschool and Out-of-School Programs Woefully Underfunded
…would enroll if such opportunities were available. According to an Afterschool Alliance survey, 196,562 students are enrolled in afterschool programs but an additional 213,966 are unsupervised during afterschool hours. In…
Sheffield Elementary School celebrates National Poetry Month with ‘poet trees’
…pockets. On Poem in Your Pocket Day — April 30 this year — students in other grades are encouraged to ask the second-graders to read their poems aloud. Students are…