AMHERST — After 15 years working in the district, Mark Jackson announced Thursday that he would retire as principal of Amherst Regional High School on Nov. 1. Because he will…
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Government 101: Primary voting explained by a high school teacher
…is messier in this regard than the presidential primary election, in which political parties operate across 50 states to nominate their candidates for a highly prestigious, highly coveted, highly controversial…
3 Western Massachusetts teachers win White House award for excellence in science, math teaching
…were selected from Massachusetts. Neil Plotnick, a math teacher at Everett High School, was the fourth. All recipients are invited to the an awards ceremony Sept. 8 in Washington, D.C….
High Court Argument to Center on Level of Benefits for Special Education
…individualized education program created for him by the Douglas County district did not offer him an educational benefit. The 66,000-student school district argued—and several courts agreed—that the district’s educational program…
CES Workforce Programs lead to multiple opportunities
In the spring of 2020, while the world was in lockdown and schools remote, CES Director of Workforce Programs Matt Rigney thought about ways to continue assisting students as part…
When Your Remote Classroom Is Your Car: How Some Rural Students Without Broadband Are Connecting
…Two of the five towns served by the Hampshire Regional High School don’t have residential broadband access. Many of those students don’t have access to a car either. Principal Kristen…
Gill-Montague school system seeks ways to address civil rights concerns
…dean of students to help with discipline at the Turners Falls High School and Great Falls Middle School. As part of the administration’s response to recent complaints about racial incidents,…
Greenfield mulls how to fund school technology needs
GREENFIELD — How Greenfield should look to fund the school district’s constantly growing technology needs provoked a robust conservation at an afternoon school subcommittee meeting this week. Quickly it was…
South Hadley school board picks N.H. superintendent for schools chief
SOUTH HADLEY — The School Committee voted unanimously Friday night to offer the superintendent position to Jahmal Mosley, the superintendent of schools in Nashua, New Hampshire, pending successful contract negotiations….
Diana Bonneville named Hampshire Regional School District’s new superintendent
WESTHAMPTON — The Hampshire Regional School District’s school committees have selected Diana Bonneville, currently the interim superintendent of South Hadley Public Schools, as the district’s next superintendent. Pending contract negotiations,…