…and at state conferences including at the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE). Ms. St. Florian was a speaker at the LRP School Law Conference in West Palm Beach in January…
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Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth (SPIFFY) Coalition is recipient of $100,000 grant for substance abuse prevention
NORTHAMPTON, MA – The SPIFFY Coalition, administered by the Collaborative for Educational Services, is pleased to announce the award of a $100,000 (renewable for up to four years) Massachusetts Substance…
Mass. employers identified skills gaps in workforce readiness
…the organization. The survey was conducted by MassINC Polling Group and commissioned by the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (MBAE) with support from Associated Industries of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts…
Report: High demand but high cost for voc-tech programs
…than a traditional high school education each year, good CVTE programs can boost college attendance and career earning power. The 28 regional vocational schools and nine in-district vocational schools in…
A ‘new approach’ to teaching computer science: Get rid of the computer
…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…
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…