Lexi Polokoff (she/her/hers) has her Masters in Public Policy and Administration from UMass Amherst. She served as an AmeriCorps Volunteer with DIAL/SELF where she worked full time at North Star:…
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State hopes to hire new education czar by end of the year
…and plans to use a search firm. A board subcommittee will cull the initial list of candidates to a group of finalists that will be interviewed in public, he said….
Patricia Kinsella
…programs. The consistent thread that runs through all of her work is a belief that a strong system of public education is the cornerstone of a thriving and equitable society….
Greenfield mulls how to fund school technology needs
…of Public Works at the Pumping Station. “You don’t want to be competing with the DPW,” Superintendent Jordana Harper said. “We should really address technology through the local budget.” At…
Harvard Graduate School of Education launches major early childhood initiative
…drive policy and practice, strengthening the field through high-quality professional learning, cultivating new leaders in the field, and bringing credible evidence to bear on public policy affecting young children. By…
Due to coronavirus pandemic, Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education looks to waive MCAS testing requirements for certain students
…Baker signed into law in late April permitting the Department of Elementary of Secondary Education to modify MCAS graduation requirements for high school seniors due to the public health crisis….
Editorial: Healthy Hampshire shines welcome light on challenges
…Southpoint Apartments and The Boulders. An estimated 2,000 people live in about 780 housing units, and many depend on public transportation. The Amherst Health Department commissioned the Healthy Hampshire program…
HEC Academy Graduates Four
…HEC Academy is a therapeutic, public day special education program in Northampton, for youth in grades 9-12 who are eligible to receive services via an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). For more information…
Attorney General Maura Healey issues new Open Meeting Law guide
…the law’s requirements. The release of the new guide was timed to coincide with “Sunshine Week,” a national, nonpartisan initiative that highlights the importance of open government and the public’s…
Jim Klaiber
…He presently teaches science to elementary students in the Gill Montague School District, in the Frontier School District, and to homeschooled students at the Carnegie Public Library in Turners Falls….