…by the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) in Northampton, MA. At Mount Tom, Barbara works with students who have struggled in traditional educational settings. Students entering Mount Tom Academy have…
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Mobile markets make local food accessible
…food delivery service. GFN purchased local produce from 26 different farms and got it to folks experiencing food insecurity — 260,000 pounds to date, delivered as tens of thousands of food…
Giving students a beacon of hope: Learning program finds new routes to graduation for high schoolers
…to include students from other Franklin County school districts. “That’s one of the real strengths the collaborative brings,” Fripp said. “In addition to financial security, they have existing partnerships with…
National Endowment for the Arts award will support local arts integration program for girls in the juvenile justice system
Northampton, MA – National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $82 million to fund local arts projects across the country in the NEA’s second major…
Orange Teacher Receives National Recognition
Kathleen Koonz, a fifthgrade special education teacher from the Dexter Park Innovation School in Orange, has been selected as an National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Scholar to attend one…
Northfield Elementary named National Blue Ribbon School
Northfield Elementary School was one of 325 schools recognized by Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona as a 2021 National Blue Ribbon School. The award is based on a school’s overall…
Hawlemont sees new principal, new programs
…Hawlemont, Hawlemont is expected to have about 160 students. “In the last five years, enrollment will have doubled, from about 80 students,” said Rutz. “It’s still just a small community…
Safe and Supportive Schools for All
…ensure the safety of, and respect for, all students. On the one hand, we strive to honor the many students in Franklin and Hampshire counties who are responding to the…
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…
Jacqueline LaFrance
…Years in 2003. She participated in the 2012 Teaching American History summer course and volunteered at the Library of Congress in 2018 at their National Book Festival. With the Western…