…Cleary, a fifth grade science teacher at the J. Turner Hood School in North Reading; Diana Kinney, a fifth grade teacher at Cottage Street School in Sharon; Adele McCarthy, a…
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2 high schools to merge into one ‘Holyoke High School’ with 2 campuses, spelling end of ‘Dean Tech’
…“The idea is one city, one school,” said Stephen K. Zrike, the state-appointed receiver in charge of managing the Holyoke public schools. The merger to create Holyoke High School North…
What does observation-based formative assessment look like in practice?
Submitted by Stephanie Lyda, MKEA Regional Coordinator for the Southeast Region This 11-minute video shows kindergarten classrooms in North Carolina using observational formative assessment. With thoughtful comments by teachers, and…
The vocational surge: Smith Voc, South Hadley schools experiencing increased demand
…opportunity. After graduation, he plans to move to North Carolina and work for his uncle’s plumbing company while also enrolling in college to study business. Rivera is part of a…
Sharing Cultures, Language, and Fun at Programs for Spanish Speaking Families
…Engagement (CFCE) funded work, and held at the North Village apartments in Amherst. At these gatherings, led by native Spanish speakers with extensive early education and parent engagement experience, Spanish-speaking…
In the Age of Trump, Civics Courses Make a Comeback
…in the workings of their town of Mamaroneck — just north of New York City — and find a useful solution to an ongoing problem. The project — for which…
Sixteen schools in five Western MA school districts awarded Digital Connections Partnership Schools Grants
…North Adams, Northampton and Leverett School districts were awarded between $1,641 and $120,464 towards improving their technology infrastructure. The Digital Connections Partnership Schools Grants are administered by the Department of…
Local Spotlight: Quaboag Hills Substance Use Alliance’s New Social Norms Messaging Campaigns!
…2025 Prevention Needs Assessment Survey of the school districts in Ware, Palmer, Monson, Quaboag Hills, and North Brookfield. The posters from these campaigns will be hung up in the schools…
School suspensions don’t work. It’s time for something better.
Cindy sits across from me in what is now called The Justice Center at Turners Falls High School in Montague, about 20 miles north of Amherst. The room is brightly…
Western MA coalition releases recommendations for minimizing the impact of trauma on young children involved in DCF
…early childhood providers and DCF workers and supervisors in the Greenfield Area Office (covering Franklin County, Athol and most of Hampshire County). Approximately 70% of DCF Greenfield Area Office staff…