NORTHFIELD, MA — When Matthew Despres was in high school, writing for his school newspaper was how he discovered his passion for journalism. Now, as an English teacher at Pioneer…
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The Benefits of Formative Assessment in a Time of Accountability
By Doug McNally, MKEA Regional Coordinator, Berkshire Region As a long time school principal, I am very sensitive to the difficulty school administrators have connecting the dots among the array…
Gazda named as new Executive Director
…currently the Superintendent of schools for the Ludlow School District and comes with a variety of skill sets, experiences and a great deal of enthusiasm. I also want to express…
Cooley Dickinson Health Care receives $555,555 grant to improve regional food insecurity
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Cooley Dickinson Health Care received a $555,555 grant to improve regional food insecurity and address a systemic lack of access to healthy food. According to a…
Hampshire Regional superintendent pick withdraws
WESTHAMPTON — Judy Rush, the unanimous choice for superintendent of Hampshire Regional schools, has declined the job, the search committee announced Tuesday. In a press release, the committee said Rush…
Sen. Adam Hinds talks about environment, plastic straws at Conway Grammar School
…—two students at Conway Grammar School. The Pittsfield Democrat stopped by to speak with Maggie West’s fifth-graders, who took it upon themselves to lead a campaign to transition away from…
Elementary School In Berkshires Revamps Culture With Trauma In Mind
Other than its bucolic setting in the Berkshire mountains, Lee Elementary seems like any other public school. Case in point: On a recent morning, as children were scuttling to classes,…
Sunderland school gets adaptive tricycle
SUNDERLAND — Jessica Callahan made an observation as a class of kindergartners and their educators strolled down a hallway at Sunderland Elementary School. “This would be anxiety for him,” she…
Belchertown vice principal taking job in South Hadley
BELCHERTOWN — Bruce Hastings, Belchertown High School’s assistant principal, dean of students and athletic director, will end his tenure at the school this week to become an assistant principal in…
School Committee passes transgender student policy
NORTHAMPTON — School Committee here voted on Thursday to approve a policy that expands protections to transgender and gender nonconforming students and employees of Northampton Public Schools. “The policy you…