NORTHAMPTON — On Friday morning, R.K. Finn Ryan Road School third-grade students were playing Minecraft on small computers. But they weren’t using an average laptop — they were computers the…
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Orange: state shortchanges its SPED funding by $3.5 million
…special education students they actually have. “They’re using the wrong number of students, and this is especially harmful to districts like ours with a disproportionate percentage of special ed students,”…
Speakers shared their inspiration at the graduation ceremony for HEC Academy students today.
Northampton, MA — Five area students from HEC Academy in Northampton graduated from high school this morning, with ceremonies held at Smith College’s Sage Hall. Keynote speaker Anthony Clark, one…
Northfield Environmental Educator honored by town
…natural world among his students,” Blyth said. She said the Open Space Committee was especially interested in Loubris’ work providing field trips for students. Trips include visits to the Boston…
Warwick Fire Dept. sparks hands-on learning for electrical students
…to the students’ electrical instructor Todd Weed, the students work primarily in town halls, police or fire stations and other municipally-owned buildings, providing towns with “a good deal on a…
Pioneer looks to start newspaper
…where he worked for six years. Despres believes having a student newspaper will provide students with a better understanding of current events in their towns and allow them to “feel…
Why young people are striking Friday: ‘I won’t go to school and act like everything is normal’
NORTHAMPTON — On Friday, many students will skip school for a trip to Boston — but it’s not for fun. The students, along with many adults, will attend the youth-led…
Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson, M.Ed. was a middle school principal for 10 years and a high school principal for 16, leading both urban and diverse suburban schools in New Jersey and Massachusetts…
State’s education secretary gets an earful from educators, politicians in Northampton stop
NORTHAMPTON — Even if the students at Bridge Street Elementary School didn’t know who Patrick Tutwiler was, they could clearly tell he was somebody important. Students frequently stopped him during…
Afterschool and Out-of-School Programs Woefully Underfunded
…are unsupervised during afterschool hours. In total, 362,312 students (44 percent of all students in the Commonwealth) — would sign up for an afterschool program if they had the option….