…education” and prevents teachers from supporting the creative talents of students. America’s educational leaders have set college readiness as a gold standard, he said, even though a college degree is…
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Andy Craver follows Vice principal’s uplifting example in Turners Falls
Assistant principals, of necessity, are often the high school disciplinarians, which doesn’t exactly endear them to their students. So the late Earl McGraw, the former Turners Falls High School assistant…
CES wins $60,000 federal grant to bring arts into DYS classrooms
…receive this funding so we can provide our students with the opportunity to work with artists and engage in learning through the arts,” said Woody Clift, the Director of DYS…
Baker orders schools to stay closed through end of school year
…ground associated with the COVID 19 pandemic,” Baker said. He said there was no “authoritative guidance” on how to operate schools safely and how to get students to and from…
Fond farewell: Bittersweet final day at Cheshire Elementary
…Students and staff wore T-shirts that read “Cheshire Elementary School, 95 years of memories.” They lined up every grade for a group photo. And they didn’t forget to honor a…
HEC Academy is one of 8 Massachusetts Green Team Program Grand Prize Winners
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) today acknowledged students from 475 classrooms across the state who participated in the Green Team program, making the 2024-2025 school year…
Money for vet program proposed in Tech budget
…new vocational- technical program for students in the district’s 19 member towns. “If approved for the new program, FCTS will be accepting freshman students for the fall of 2019 into…
Technology Update at HEC Academy
NORTHAMPTON, MA – HEC Academy rolled out a new one-to-one laptop initiative for students last week, the culmination of years of review, research and planning. HEC Academy students now have…
Easthampton fourth-graders launch campaign against car idling
…into the atmosphere, you don’t have to ask a scientist. You can ask a fourth-grader. Over the course of two days, students at the elementary school conducted a study to…
Fort River art teacher honored for feminist work in the classroom
…in her sixth year at the school, said she will hear student conversation about boy-colored fish and girl-colored fish. That’s when she intervenes, asking students questions that challenge their ideas…