…Massachusetts, have adopted to ensure that students who graduate from high school are ready for college and careers. Zhao said Common Core standards, and tests used to measure whether students…
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Northampton schools eye ‘science of reading’ model, backed by $323K in grants
NORTHAMPTON — At Ryan Road Elementary School, students in Diana Ramsden’s first grade class work on reading and writing using a mixture of phonics lessons already included in the school’s…
‘A really big part of our lives’: State commits $15.5M to early education and care programs
…on by the School Union 28 Community Network for Children, programs that have been essential to their well-being and development. “It’s the best thing that ever happened to us,” Spisiak…
New supt. of Mohawk Trail, Hawlemont districts hopes to be strong advocate for rural education
…she took a position as an instructional leadership coach at a turn-around school in Springfield. Stanton recalled the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) coming to her school with questions…
Llama Maynard
…school. In addition to her strong roots in K-12 science education, she brings expertise to support schools that are implementing standards-based grading, project-based learning, and whole-school initiatives in instruction and…
Rural schools develop state aid proposal
BUCKLAND, MA — Saying about 50,000 rural students attend public schools that are in “severe fiscal crisis,” Mohawk Superintendent Michael Buoniconti will ask the Massachusetts Rural Schools Coalition to review…
Gail Healy retires after 39 years in Franklin County
…Elementary School in Greenfield from 1994 until the school closed in 2008. “It was an unbelievably amazing experience,” Healy said of her time at Four Corners. “People aren’t able to…
Special ed teacher now vice principal in Turners Falls
MONTAGUE — With just a few weeks under her belt as the new Vice Principal of Turners Falls High School and Great Falls Middle School, Kathi Smith said is adjusting…
My Turn: Our educational landscape: Charter schools’ negative impact in area
…schools, private schools, parochial schools, or home schooling. This means only 88 percent of the shrinking school population are attending regular (non-charter) public schools — a big reason our districts…
HEC Academy students gain new skills and explore college through DeMarino Scholarships
…Services (CES). HEC Academy in Northampton is an approved alternative special education high school and middle school managed by CES. Over the past decade, DeMarino scholarships have provided students at…