…received the 21st CCLC Exemplary award in FY19 – Easthampton High School; Greenfield High School’s Green Room; Philip G. Coburn Elementary School and Memorial Elementary School. Exemplary status ensures that…
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Afterschool and Out-of-School Programs Woefully Underfunded
…children without access to the afterschool and summer learning programs that would help them reach their fullest potential. In a comprehensive report, Recommendations of the Afterschool and Out-Of-School Time Coordinating…
Rebecca Bouchard
…and has authored materials on various employment and education law issues. Prior to graduating law school, Ms. Bouchard enjoyed a career as a high school teacher, coach, and administrator. She…
DYS – Watching our Youth Succeed
…got a chance to connect with the speaker and shared that he recently achieved his high school diploma from a local high school where he was a member of both…
Area parents share concerns about school reopening plans
…are evolving as I hear from everybody … but as the child of public school teachers and as an advocate for public schools, my feeling is always trust the teachers,…
Orange Teacher Receives National Recognition
Kathleen Koonz, a fifthgrade special education teacher from the Dexter Park Innovation School in Orange, has been selected as an National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Scholar to attend one…
Pioneer Valley residents testify in favor of rural school aid bill
…a Sustainable Future for Rural Schools,” would help rural schools succeed by fully funding a $60 million recommendation for rural school aid, funding special education and other forms of transportation, and assisting…
Mahar, Orange, Petersham school committees OK online assignment ‘Blizzard Bags’
…learning time” days the state requires in a school year. The Orange School Committee, Petersham School Committee and Mahar Regional School Committee have all opted to experiment with the idea…
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…
State education secretary takes to airwaves with a message: make school attendance ‘a priority’
…— defined under state law as missing at least 10% of school days in a school year — is linked to lower social engagement as well as slower achievement in reading and math. Officials worry…