SOUTH HADLEY — The superintendent of schools has chosen Douglas Daponde, assistant principal at Belchertown High School, to be principal at Michael E. Smith Middle School effective Nov. 6. Daponde…
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Amherst-Pelham school district devises new funding formula
…be used. Sean Mangano, business manager for the regional schools, told the Amherst Selectboard that this plan, which is dubbed S10, seems to be the most viable. Mangano said it…
‘Homework gap’ shows millions of students lack home internet
…hot spot. But that grant program lapsed. In the area surrounding the school in the city’s north end, less than half of households have home access. School districts, local governments…
Expanding the Presidential Scholars Program to Honor Students in Career and Technical Education
…the 51st class of Presidential Scholars yesterday afternoon. The Presidential Scholars program is among the nation’s most distinguished honors for high school students, and has not been expanded since 1979….
School suspensions don’t work. It’s time for something better.
Cindy sits across from me in what is now called The Justice Center at Turners Falls High School in Montague, about 20 miles north of Amherst. The room is brightly…
State grant program aims to promote health in rural areas
…long-standing issue around transportation and food distribution in the Hilltowns,” said Sarah Bankert, program manager of Healthy Hampshire at the Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton. Bankert said residents in…
$773K to support BHN’s childhood mental health program
…thanks to the grant. The organization also subcontracts with the Collaborative for Educational Services, which serves between 25 and 30 programs, according to Churchill. Matthew Matroni, director of the Early…
Schools end blizzard bag program after state cancels initiative
…end of the year. A few school districts in Franklin County recently started the blizzard bag program: Mohawk Trail, Hawlemont, Ralph C. Mahar, Orange and Petersham. The remaining districts —…
Connecting with a new generation: Amherst program links students of Cambodian descent to their roots
…reminded of many basic words in that language while attending an after-school program that also offers an understanding of Cambodia’s history and culture. “It’s fun and I really like it,”…
ISTE Expands Certification Program
…The Cooperative Educational Services Center in Ohio, Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12 in Pennsylvania and Collaborative for Educational Services in Massachusetts, and Eduscape. With the addition of these organizations and the…