…take home when they’re likely to get snowed in. Orange, Petersham and Mahar Regional school committees have also approved blizzard bags, as have many other schools in states like neighboring…
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Deepening Paraeducator Skills at Erving Elementary School
The day begins at Erving Elementary School, and Principal Jim Trill’s team of educators are ready. As students leave their cars and buses, they run for the school entrance, where…
Hawlemont sees new principal, new programs
CHARLEMONT — Hawlemont is a school where everyone does farm chores, so it’s no big deal for the school principal, on a summer afternoon, to feed the school’s 19 chickens…
In face of homework bans, local educators a voice for moderation
…school day by two hours, and a similar move was made at Essex Elementary School in northeast Massachusetts. The idea behind both policy changes is to let young students just…
Mohawk Trail, Hawlemont plan blizzard bag study
…$6,840 for cafeteria staffing on those days; and $7,230 on school utilities. So far this school year, Hawlemont and all the Mohawk district schools have been closed for four academic…
At state budget hearing at GCC, school officials share unique challenges faced by rural districts
…level, though, legislators, school officials and community members from up and down the Pioneer Valley honed in on one of the most important local education issues: rural school funding. In…
More state aid for rural schools this year
…schools and the grant program that provides financial assistance to the state’s most rural schools, several of which are in Franklin County. The Rural School Aid grant program helps school…
Teacher Lauren Brown set to temporarily lead Northampton’s Jackson Street School
NORTHAMPTON — A fifth grade teacher who is training to be a school leader has been named Jackson Street School’s interim principal for next school year. Superintendent John Provost announced…
The Collaborative for Educational Services launches statewide Special Education Team Leader Institute
…needs. Institute participants will be full time education team leaders or coordinators in a MA public or private school. Said Albert Mussad, Director of Professional Development at CES: “The Institute…
SPIFFY Partner Update: Youth for Equity and Action visit the MA Statehouse!
Youth leaders from Northampton High School’s Youth for Equity and Action, a club sponsored by the Northampton Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), recently traveled to the Massachusetts State…