…Massachusetts and Worcester County schools that will offer the curriculum this fall join a handful of schools around the state that began offering it two years ago. The high schools…
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No Child Left Behind getting makeover
WASHINGTON — The way the nation’s public schools are evaluated — teachers, students and the schools themselves — is headed for a major makeover, with a sweeping shift from federal…
Pioneer to begin $400,000 computer replacement
NORTHFIELD – Work will begin this summer on a $400,000 computer equipment upgrade plan at the Pioneer Valley Regional School District’s five schools. The district will borrow the money for…
Gill Elementary Global Finals team gets schoolwide send-off
GILL — Students from Gill Elementary School lined the hallways with posters and cheers on Monday morning to send the school’s Destination Imagination team off to global finals. Principal Conor…
Local technical schools lead donations to area hospitals
Two local technical schools, Franklin County Technical School in Turners Falls, and Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School in Northampton, have each made donations of supplies to their local hospitals…
Joan E. Schuman scholarship inspires students to pursue their dreams
…a two- or four-year higher education institution. Schuman says that many students with special needs struggle in school until they get into an alternative school setting that supports their learning…
Andy Craver follows Vice principal’s uplifting example in Turners Falls
Assistant principals, of necessity, are often the high school disciplinarians, which doesn’t exactly endear them to their students. So the late Earl McGraw, the former Turners Falls High School assistant…
Looking Back: Ben DeMarino Memorial
…in Northampton. School had always been a struggle for Ben prior to his enrollment at the Collaborative’s ALP. The small-school environment and positive incentive system of the Collaborative’s program provided…
How to reach students without internet access during coronavirus? Schools get creative
…before spring break at Meigs Middle School in Decatur, Tennessee, special education teacher Matt Coe was busy preparing new lessons for his students now that schools were set to close…
William Erickson
…career as a teacher in Auburn and Hadley, a Middle School Principal in Easthampton, and a Superintendent of Schools in Vermont and in the Hampshire Regional Schools. His avid interest…