…the school committee members present for the vote Tuesday. Turners joins other schools in Franklin County with gender-neutral gowns, including Greenfield, Mohawk, Frontier, Mahar and Franklin County Technical School. Pioneer…
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Rep. Blais takes the bus to bring awareness about funding, ride times for students
…bus with them. The 1st Franklin District Democrat from Sunderland recently rode from Chesterfield to Hampshire Regional High School to raise awareness about the amount of time children in regional…
UMass Amherst receives $4.4 million grant to train students in cybersecurity
…Services, a Northampton nonprofit that recruits high school students for careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics — particularly those who are students of color or come from low-income backgrounds….
Easthampton students learn about Caribbean culture through poetry, history
EASTHAMPTON – At the start of a lesson on African Caribbean history, Jodi Alatalo asked students, “How many of you have heard of the Caribbean?” Hands belonging to fourth graders…
HEC Academy holds graduation ceremony at Smith College
…located in Northampton, for students between 14 and 21, honored eleven students this year, from Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden County sending school districts. HEC Academy offers a small-school learning environment…
From “flat Earth” to climate change denial, kids are deluged with fake science. Now teachers are fighting back
…identify misleading information? I know you guys know conspiracy theories. You guys watch enough YouTube to know what that stuff is.” Lau told CBSN Originals that the rise of pseudoscience…
Frontier keeps adding opportunities
…At Frontier Regional High School, each year’s routine is familiar, but not always the same. This year, students will have a better opportunity for technological immersion. The doors to the…
Poverty, segregation persist in U.S. schools, report says
…less per child than the least-poor districts, while districts serving the largest numbers of minority students get about $2,000 less than those serving the fewest students of color, according the…
Area schools turn to Google’s online software solutions
NORTHAMPTON, MA— Standing before a roomful of 10- and 11-year-olds, technology specialist Andrea Marks pointed to what she calls the “waffle” at the corner of a large computer screen in…
A meeting of the minds: Sunderland sixth-graders interview UMass graduate students for podcasts
…website. Using a website called Soundtrap.com, the students can mix and edit audio and add sound effects. The students have been working on their podcasts for roughly a month, and…