WHATELY — After an extensive search process including a review of more than 30 applicants, Whately Elementary School now has a new principal. Kristina Kirton, a former first-grade teacher of…
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New Middle School principal has top traits requested by parents
GREENFIELD — Karen S. Cousland is the new principal of Greenfield Middle School and the Math and Science Academy. Her first day was Wednesday. “I am so excited to be…
Northampton School Board Expected To Decide Among Three Finalists Wednesday For New City Schools Chief
…JFK Middle School’s community room. The School Committee will conduct public interviews in that room starting at 6:30 p.m. and will likely make a choice for new superintendent that night,…
ONLINE: Accessing Inquiry for Students with Disabilities through Primary Sources
…practices in Special Education: *Gain and apply practical classroom strategies *Integrate History of People with Disabilities in the study of citizenship, private and government responsibility to provide services, and struggles…
Baker-Polito Administration Awards $600,000 in Grants to High Schools to Support Innovation Pathways
…the classroom.” The Baker-Polito Administration launched these early career programs in 2017 to help students develop knowledge and skills related to a chosen field of study before they graduate high school. To date, 49…
Renata S. Pienkawa
…decades, predominantly in the Amherst School System. Renata is a highly recognized trainer in English language education, who has developed and provided hundreds of trainings and workshops to teachers all…
Editorial: Sparsity aid concept would greatly benefit rural schools
A provision to study how rural schools might get more state aid has been included in the Senate budget that was adopted last month. That’s good news for Franklin County’s…
Joan E. Schuman scholarship inspires students to pursue their dreams
…needs. “They may not have good study skills or they don’t pay attention in class. Once they get into a different setting they discover they are able to learn the…
HERD INSTINCT Smith Voke students find lesson in the barn
…study with sheep, llamas, cattle and other furry exemplars. In the classroom, students use Play-Doh and gummy bears to model skeletal systems and understand anatomy. Out the back door, in…
Students are still struggling in the classroom
NORTHAMPTON, MA – Three decades ago, President Reagan commissioned a study, “A Nation at Risk,” that exposed problems in the education system. Those numbers were recently compared with today. And…