Do you work with any students who are labeled as “difficult”, “challenging”, “unpredictable” or “unmotivated”? Often these students sit in our classrooms struggling with burdens beyond belief. Whether it is…
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The election challenge: A race to the White House with this many turns has teachers scrambling
Social studies teacher Scott Mahar had the perfect election-related lesson plan sketched out for his high school students — a scavenger hunt in which they would match an issue with…
Easthampton schools making progress on diversity, inclusion
…ago, the attorney general’s office found in a civil rights investigation at Easthampton High School that black and Hispanic students were disciplined more harshly than white students. The report came…
Massachusetts statewide school mask order coming
…of students and staff have been vaccinated against COVID-19 would be able to lift the mask requirement, for vaccinated individuals only. The mandate will apply to students age 5 and up, and…
Expressing What Matters to Youth in the DYS Program
…Services (DYS), the students showed what mattered to them in paintings, sculptures, videos, song and dance. The Massachusetts program has had a long commitment to incorporating the arts into youth…
Local eighth-graders honored as Project 351 ambassadors, will meet Gov. Baker
…will ring true this weekend when students from across the state meet in Boston to reflect on King’s legacy, as well as continue their own journey of community service. There…
Rural School Aid awarded to local districts
…these leaders as we strive to ensure quality education for our rural students.” School districts that qualify for Rural School Aid have fewer than 21 students per square mile in…
Third Annual DYS Racial Trauma Conference Held on April 11, 2022
…be proactive in creating therapeutic classroom spaces where students feel safe, can engage in authentic learning, explore their identities, talents, skills, and realize their aspirations moving forward. The agenda for…
Four Corners student fundraiser helps ailing children
…group of students in the Four Corners Student Council went with an issue they said they could all relate. “We’re not just helping people,” Jayden Daiqneault, 10, said. “We’re saving…
Continuing Earl McGraw’s Legacy in Turners Falls
…which is given to students and staff who exemplify McGraw’s principles. The school community nominates students and staff. McGraw’s principles were treating everyone with respect and without judgment, seeing someone…