…hundred years of history at the elementary school buildings in Easthampton, commemorating their move to a new elementary school (see blog post with more information). Her presentation also included local…
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Playful Learning through Intentional Teaching
…positive impact on kindergarten teaching in her district. Here is the link to her recent post on the MESPA blog, Principals Supporting Principals: Play Ball! A Home Run for Kindergarten…
Safe and Supportive Schools for All
…Regional School District Karol Coffin, Superintendent, Belchertown Public Schools Nancy Follansbee, Superintendent, Easthampton Public Schools David Hopson, Superintendent, Gateway Regional School District Sheryl Stanton, Superintendent, Granby Public Schools Ann McKenzie,…
Local Educator Selected for Safe and Supportive Schools Commission
…rural schools. In a time of increasing concerns over suspension and drop-out rates and pervasive achievement and opportunity gaps, as well as concerns related to gun violence in schools across…
Area lawmakers active in crafting landmark education bill
…will create a special commission to study and make recommendations on the fiscal health of rural school districts that are facing, or might face, declining enrollment. Blais said the rural…
Powertown in the 21st Century Partnership Begins Work in Turners Falls
…Turners Falls High School and the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES), the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), Greenfield Community College (GCC), the Franklin Hampshire Regional Employment Board…
Leave no child’s school district behind
…schools. While Kenen’s essay contributes to that public understanding, it does not fully address the central points that we were voicing — that charter schools disproportionately impact rural and small…
English Learner Education
…blog tag rural schools association ( Page 8 ) Supporting Multilingual Learners Our Approach We use a whole-child, whole-school, and whole-community approach to create a better learning experience for both…
Orange: state shortchanges its SPED funding by $3.5 million
ORANGE — It’s not just rural schools feeling left behind by the 25-year-old formula for state aid, it’s schools with a high number of special education students too. Unfortunately, Orange’s…
As Massachusetts charter schools enroll more students with disabilities, who exactly are they serving?
…district schools to educate them, because charter schools have fewer students with those needs. “Charter schools don’t have the economy of scale that district schools have,” Carrero said. Over the…