…the Spectrum Girls students celebrated the culture of a student whose family comes from Ghana with Ghanaian food and stories as part of an EYF project The Ghanaian food that…
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Monte’s March
…Belmonte, host of the local radio station WRSI-FM, had organized “Monte’s March”, raising money for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts by pushing an empty shopping cart from Northampton to…
Stretched too thin: Rural school districts go on the offensive for legislative help
…a bus monitor and food-service delivery person. Once a week, she picks up a supply of food for the school from New Hingham Elementary on her way to work. “I’ve…
‘I’ve learned that things have a cost.’ Meet the migrant children working long hours in factories and fish plants across Mass.
…employed minors, with unaccompanied minors. “But are we willing to let children starve because their families can’t afford food?” In the seafood-processing plants that line the New Bedford waterfront, largely…
Let them eat kale: Belchertown students plant, harvest the vegetable for cafeteria
…have planted, harvested and then get to eat the food in the cafeteria,” Clark said. “Today’s child does not know where food comes from, so this is a huge step.”…
Bringing Collaboration Skills to the Classroom
…Science degree in Food Science from Purdue University, Kuhlka began her career working for food companies in quality control management. The teachers she worked with at Pioneer as a paraprofessional…
Working to Help People Grows Important life Skills
…to a certain weight, so that they can be distributed by the Food Bank of Western MA. A tall young man with large hands, it doesn’t take long for Doug…
MIAC reverses Rule 53 decision
The masses spoke, and the MIAC listened. In a somewhat surprising decision, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Council on Friday voted 10-1 to reverse MIAA Rule 53 – allowing middle school…
Community leaders support local program for young children and families
…a strong networking component to bring together other providers of services to this group of families through the Easthampton Early Childhood Council (e2c2) and the Quaboag Community Council. The program…
Now available: Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8: A Unifying Foundation
Available from the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council – April 1, 2015 Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace…