…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…
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Classrooms: Teachers to be honored with excellence awards
…among other items. Here are this year’s award-winning teachers in Hampshire and Franklin County public schools: Amherst-Pelham schools — Richard Eckart, Amherst Regional High School; Kelly Carlisle, Pelham Elementary; Tiffany…
Community Foundation Grants given
…Massachusetts. CSO’s $45,000 “Building Resilience by Creating Trauma Sensitive Schools” grant will be used to help schools around Franklin County plan training and policy review that helps sensitize them to…
Transforming Education for Social Justice Conference: Bridging, Belonging & Civic Engagement
…we can all figure out together about creating more equitable classrooms, schools, and communities. Youth are central to our conference and shape the experience in various ways including through presentations,…
New Professional Learning Communities coming this fall to CES
…explore issues of social justice in schools. Participants will have the opportunity to develop support and inspiration networks across districts and schools with other educators, administrators and advocates. Interested educators…
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…
Naiomi Robles
…facilitates professional development. Her work focuses on topics such as dismantling ableism in schools and addressing race and equity within school systems. A proud alumna of Holyoke Public Schools and…
Chocolate milk is heading back to school
…states to grant schools exemptions so they can serve flavored low-fat milk and bread products that are not rich in whole grains. The bill, which keeps the federal government funded…
Sharon Jones, M.Ed.
…for the University of Massachusetts. Sharon is widely known for her expertise in helping schools and teachers adopt the structures, dispositions and skills for effective co-teaching. Sharon coaches co-teachers across…
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…