…permanent superintendent to replace Lynn Carey, who is resigning. After a three-hour joint meeting between the districts at Frontier, the committees voted to proceed with an internal job posting for…
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AG Healey Reminds Public Schools About Laws Requiring Equal Access to Education Regardless of Immigration Status
AG Issues Advisory to Local School Districts that will be Distributed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education BOSTON – Attorney General Maura Healey today issued an advisory…
Money to help explore school regionalization
…costs through transportation reimbursement and improved efficiency. She explained the Orange Elementary and Petersham Center school districts do not get transportation reimbursement from the state because they are not regionalized.…
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…
Sheffield Elementary School counselor honored with Grinspoon award
…one of 45 school districts in the Pioneer Valley that participate, with each district naming a recipient. Having lived in Franklin County since he was a teenager, and having worked…
Local schools providing pickup, delivery meal options
…up with ways to keep food accessible to families while classrooms are closed. The earliest possible reopening of schools is scheduled for Monday, April 6. In the interim, public school…
Schools pivot to remote learning – Educators try to provide ‘normalcy in this abnormal time’ amid school closures
…a remote learning experience. School officials interviewed by the Gazette say that while virtual education has its limits, learning over the next few weeks will ideally keep students engaged and…
Special Education Team Leader Institute completes first program year with gathering in Northampton
Fifty educators from across the Commonwealth gathered at the Hotel Northampton to celebrate completion of the first Special Education Team Leader Institute (SETLI) program. Participants shared capstone work, received certificates…
Postsecondary Educational Opportunities for Youth Committed to DYS
…need to set goals and make a plan. For many students, explicit and structured planning for college is new. The process, facilitated by experienced Education and Career Counselors and their…
Raising the bar: Belchertown elementary school to provide piano education to all students
BELCHERTOWN — A new piano lab set to be installed at Swift River Elementary School will provide all students with a basic piano education by the time they finish third…