Students and educators from seven Pioneer Valley school districts are going to Boston on Feb. 28 to ask state lawmakers to increase funding for rural schools. The students were supposed…
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MCAS Requirement Waived for Mass. Students This Spring
Students in Massachusetts won’t have to take the MCAS exams this spring, amid school closures across the state due to the coronavirus outbreak. Gov. Charlie Baker signed the law that…
STCC awarded grant to help close achievement gaps
…to Higher Education for Students of Color; Build a Culturally Relevant and Civically Engaged Educational Experience for Students of Color; and Prepare Students of Color to Thrive Beyond Their Time in…
Mahar students learn a new way to communicate: sign language
RANGE — It was a chilly March day, and four Mahar students got together after school to do what many friends would — share snacks, chat about their lives and…
Music to their ears: Music teacher’s morning serenades welcome Whately Elementary students
…young students skipped down the sidewalk to morning classes. Seated at a picnic table beside the front door, music teacher Steve Damon finished playing “Fly Me to the Moon,” turned…
Massachusetts Migrant Education Program Transitions to Collaborative for Educational Services
…be coordinated in two regions: western Massachusetts and eastern Massachusetts. During this transition, the agency will strive to keep programs and services operating smoothly for migratory students, youth, families and…
In face of homework bans, local educators a voice for moderation
…Korpita knows from experience that the way schools approach homework often changes. But based on her experience, homework, in the right doses, helps students learn valuable life skills, says the…
STEM@Work: a unique paid internship program for high school students
Matt Rigney, Director of Alternative Youth Services at the Collaborative for Educational Services and organizer of the STEM@Work internship program for students in Franklin and Hampshire Counties, along with Hannah…
Pioneer Valley Regional School’s virtual play to premiere Thursday
…for them seeing it all together.” Students Amelia Fowler-Shaw and Jacobia Tyminski explained that the play is about a group of students putting together a play via Zoom. Jacobia’s character,…
Turners Falls Schools to see all new administrators
MONTAGUE — Turners Falls High School and Great Falls Middle School have all new administrators this year, whose goals include making themselves more accessible to students and giving students a…