…major funding increase of at least $60 million that was recommended by the Special Commission on Rural School Districts. The 26-person group, which also included five officials from the Gateway Regional School…
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Follansbee announces retirement as Easthampton school superintendent
…has worked to obtain funding for a new school. Massachusetts State Building Authority will fund about half of the construction of a new pre-K-8 school, consolidating the city’s three century-old…
Charter school debate looms over raising state caps
…said during a forum Thursday at the Northampton Senior Center about how charter school payments affect the Northampton schools. State figures show that Northampton paid $2.25 million in charter school…
U.S. Department of Education Awards Nearly $115 Million to Help Increase Educator Compensation and Promote Educator Diversity
…retention. The funding comes at a critical point for school districts as they face significant hurdles in attracting and retaining the qualified educators and other school staff they need to best…
CROSS-CULTURAL BONDS Inside a French foreign exchange program at Hampshire Regional High School
…to learn that lunch in American schools is a fraction of the time. But in the eyes of Benard-Dende, school in the U.S. is more fun. “We learn, but we…
Mahar, Orange, Petersham school committees OK online assignment ‘Blizzard Bags’
…learning time” days the state requires in a school year. The Orange School Committee, Petersham School Committee and Mahar Regional School Committee have all opted to experiment with the idea…
Four interim school administrators named in Easthampton, including Kevin Burke at high school
EASTHAMPTON, MA – Superintendent Nancy Follansbee has appointed four interim administrators for the city’s schools, including an interim principal for the high school. Easthampton High School assistant principal Kevin Burke…
R.H. Conwell School gets its first official sign
…official sign. Since the school was re-opened as a public school five years ago, it has not had a sign. Thanks to funding from the Parent-Teacher Organization, a sparkling white…
Attleboro youngsters prepare for school with local/state program
…for the transition to the new school year, city schools and the YMCA led community-wide recruitment/enrollment efforts and coordinated transportation for students attending summer school in the morning and camp…
Urban legislators don’t get the struggle to fund large, rural bus routes
…costs exceed $1 million annually. Last year, when the reimbursement was 73 percent, Frontier Regional School lost $73,258 in transportation costs, Pioneer Valley Regional School lost $221,246, Mahar Regional School…