…access to a library of other resources. In addition, 30 schools received recycling and/or composting equipment from the Green Team to initiate or expand school recycling programs, and 15 schools…
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Rural schools to push for millions more in state aid
BUCKLAND — Hoping to boost state money to rural school districts by about $9.5 million, educators at the Massachusetts Rural Schools Coalition voted unanimously Wednesday to back a proposal for…
Conference draws 140 educators in discussion of how to manage race, polarizing conversations in schools
On November 17th, 2022 at the Log Cabin in Holyoke, the SPIFFY Coalition co-sponsored and co-organized the 9th Annual Safe and Healthy Schools Summit: Supporting Schools in Seeking Racial Healing…
Feds Approve Release Of $611 Mil For Massachusetts Schools
Federal education officials have approved the state’s Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) plan and distributed $611.3 million in funds to Massachusetts to help safely reopen schools and address…
Northampton Receives $50,000 Mass in Motion Grant to Promote Public Health
NORTHAMPTON, MA – Mayor David J. Narkewicz today announced that the City of Northampton has received a $50,000 Mass in Motion Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to…
ESE to hold five public forums on PARCC – first is Tuesday April 28 in Fitchburg
MALDEN, MA – The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will hold a series of public forums across the Commonwealth on the upcoming decision on whether to sunset the Massachusetts…
Holliston’s Jackson named Massachusetts Superintendent of the Year
…of Northborough-Southborough Public Schools, according to the announcement describing his award. For 33 years, the AASA has recognized one superintendent in each of the 50 states who has displayed exceptional…
Isolda Ortega-Bustamante named as Development Director at CES
…State and Federal Programs for Holyoke Public Schools, overseeing $17 million dollars in public grant programs, and leading the district in securing a $300,000 state grant to bolster enrichment activities…
State education secretary takes to airwaves with a message: make school attendance ‘a priority’
…that persistently high rates in Massachusetts and nationwide will hold back the ongoing academic and emotional recovery. Before taking the helm as the state’s education secretary, Tutwiler led the Lynn Public Schools. During his…
Leeds Elementary principal announces departure
…Holyoke and self-described “Holyoke guy,” he said he hopes to make an impact there. Many students leave the Holyoke Public Schools district for charter schools or school choice, he said….