…students had built themselves. As part of a new technology education initiative in Northampton elementary schools, third-graders are building simple computers in small groups and then playing a game on…
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Staff shortages throughout K-12 education are taking a toll
…of these intersecting forces. This inability to fill vacant positions has a trickle down effect on all programming and services in our schools. When schools cannot find qualified candidates, it…
Hampshire COG, Franklin CDC, to offer local foods to schools
…Survival Center, Hampshire Regional High School and elementary schools in Leverett, Erving, Williamstown, Williamsburg, Lanesboro and beyond have become part of the group bid to purchase produce that is harvested…
MA education commissioner will step down in March
Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley plans to step down on March 15 after six years leading Massachusetts’ K-12 school system, according to a letter he sent to the…
Starting Strong Summit convenes early childhood leaders and stakeholders from across the Commonwealth
…support all children in gaining the skills they need to succeed in school and in life. The Starting Strong Summit was the result of a collaborative effort from multiple statewide…
Easthampton fourth-graders launch campaign against car idling
EASTHAMPTON — In the afternoons, parents line their cars in front of Maple Elementary School to pick up their children. To find out how much pollution idling cars are spewing…
State’s education secretary gets an earful from educators, politicians in Northampton stop
…city and school officials, one student inquired whether he was the president. Tutwiler, the Massachusetts secretary of education, visited the school as part of a larger tour of public schools…
Hawlemont School to hold annual celebration Friday
…first-come, first-pick basis. There are two prizes; $350 and $150. The elementary school started a new agriculture-based curriculum about two years ago, known as HAY — Hawlemont, Agriculture and You…
Teaching disability history in schools is ‘long overdue,’ advocates say
…chose Angelou. “And so in my experience, when I was in elementary school, middle school and high school, I feel like for me — me and Maya Angelou had a…
Schools chief Tari Thomas to retire
…Schools, Ralph C. Mahar Regional School and Petersham consolidated school districts, said she is entering her last year in education, and her retirement will be official in August 2020. “It…