…public schools to compete for additional state funding. The proposal is backed by mayors and leaders in business and education. They’re asking the state for $75 million so under-performing schools…
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An Epidemic Far Worse Than Coronavirus
…have not lost hope. Genesis Rios is a fifth-grader at Sheffield Elementary School. She lives in Turners Falls, Massachusetts. A version of this commentary first appeared in The Montague Reporter….
‘Prepared for anything,’ Franklin Tech seniors bid school farewell
MONTAGUE — The graduating class of Franklin County Technical School processed onto the field on Friday and found their places in front of the stage — just as they would…
Franklin County Tech hosts ‘Tradeswomen of Tomorrow’ panel for freshmen girls
MONTAGUE — As freshmen girls at Franklin County Technical School weigh which trade they want to study for the rest of their high school years, school administrators are urging them…
Practical physics: Turners Falls students analyze speeds on tricky village roads
TURNERS FALLS — The newest advisors to the Montague Selectboard may be a group of high school students. As the culminating project for the semester, the Turners Falls High School…
School suspensions don’t work. It’s time for something better.
Cindy sits across from me in what is now called The Justice Center at Turners Falls High School in Montague, about 20 miles north of Amherst. The room is brightly…
Local schools providing pickup, delivery meal options
After Gov. Charlie Baker’s mandatory closure of all schools in Massachusetts for at least three weeks in response to the developing COVID-19 pandemic, school districts across the county are coming…
Editorial: Sparsity aid concept would greatly benefit rural schools
A provision to study how rural schools might get more state aid has been included in the Senate budget that was adopted last month. That’s good news for Franklin County’s…
Five Franklin county schools earn ‘Green Team’ awards
Five Franklin County schools were recognized by the state for their outstanding work in an environmental education program. Greenfield High School, Federal Street School, Math and Science Academy, Bernardston Elementary…
As details emerge, here’s what Trump’s plan to abolish DOE could mean for Mass. schools
…another thing. In response to McMahon’s confirmation, Gov. Maura Healey said that dismantling the DOE would mean that Massachusetts schools would lose $2 billion in federal funding for schools. Healey…