…when anticipated state revenues are going to rise by more than 4 percent, to increase Chapter 70, your major public education line item account, by a mere 1.6 percent, that’s…
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Fond farewell: Bittersweet final day at Cheshire Elementary
CHESHIRE, MA — Principal Peter Bachli ended the day with an unusual announcement over the school’s public address system: “Thanks for the memories.” Barring a last-minute change of plans, Cheshire…
Easthampton High team wins national civics championship
EASTHAMPTON — Before this week, Easthampton High School had never finished better than 19th at the national finals for the We the People competition. Yet on Monday night, a public…
Lexi Polokoff, MPPA
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:…
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….
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…
SPIFFY Partner Update: Youth for Equity and Action visit the MA Statehouse!
Youth leaders from Northampton High School’s Youth for Equity and Action, a club sponsored by the Northampton Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), recently traveled to the Massachusetts State…
Due to coronavirus pandemic, Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education looks to waive MCAS testing requirements for certain students
…classes of 2021, 2022 and 2023. The determination requires that students pass one high school science and technology/engineering Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test to graduate. Many students take the test…
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…