WHATELY, MA — Inside the Frontier Regional School administration office, a tangible sense of respect and appreciation for longtime Superintendent Martha Barrett emanates from staff members. “She is going to…
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Dias Selects Williamstown-Lanesborough; Contract Signing Set
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA — It appears the Lanesborough-Williamstown schools’ new superintendent will be current Medway High School Principal Douglas Dias. On Thursday, Dias withdrew his name from consideration for the superintendent…
For new school head, leadership comes from experience
GREENFIELD. MA — Jake Toomey, the principal of the Academy of Early Learning and the school superintendent’s assistant for personnel in Greenfield, is no stranger to taking command. Though his…
Pioneer picks Miller as new superintendent
…served as principal for 10 years, and held other educational jobs for five years. Her district covers Templeton and Phillipston, with three elementary schools, a middle school and high school….
Representatives from Rural Schools and Communities Gather at Tuesday Summit in Shelburne
…eastern MA, gathered together at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, at the Mohawk Trail Regional High school. Senator Adam Hinds, who represents communities in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties, attended…
Graduation Rates Up, Dropouts Down in Massachusetts High Schools
Massachusetts four-year high school graduation rates climbed for the ninth year in a row in 2015 with some of the largest gains recorded by some minority groups and students from…
Cheers for one-by-one Easthampton High commencement
EASTHAMPTON — Friday marked the completion of a graduation ceremony the likes of which Easthampton High School has never seen before. Over the course of five days, students of the…
Alternative high schools emphasize learning over time in class
…Diploma Plus’s five New York City schools had higher graduation rates than average for such programs, citing high student engagement. But Diploma Plus has faced challenges, shrinking from 29 schools…
Graduating junior firefighters recognized by Colrain Firefighters’ Association with signs
…Mattson of Frontier Regional School; Matt Colby of Franklin County Technical School; Megan Dyer of Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School; and Tyler Broughton of Mohawk Trail Regional School. “We…
2017 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Announced
…teacher at Amherst Regional Middle School, and recipient Catherine Dollard, a science teacher at Northampton High School who was a finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics &…