…district hovered around 1,000 students. This year’s numbers buck larger trends with public school enrollment in the Franklin County region, where schools have seen ongoing concerns as students charter and…
Search Results
New Pioneer principal hopes to make school ‘model’ in western Mass.
NORTHFIELD, MA — Pioneer Valley Regional School’s new principal, Jean Bacon, says that she wants Pioneer to support all learning styles, including students who need more support or students who…
Literacy Center
…for: events and courses engaging students inquiry primary sources ( Page 49 ) The CES Literacy Center A structured literacy approach encompasses the critical components of reading acquisition: phonics and…
Hadley schools land financial literacy education grant
HADLEY — Hopkins Academy held a personal finance fair for students and parents Monday night as part of a program funded by a state grant. Earlier this year, the Baker-Polito…
Editorial: Graduation celebration commences in Valley
…and graduates are excited and open about how overcoming struggles led them to this defining moment of their young lives. There’s something special about hearing from students who were on…
Franklin Tech, Mahar receive state Capital Skills Grants
…equip students with new skills, knowledge and experience with state-of-the-art equipment across the Commonwealth,” Baker said in a press release. With nearly half-a-million dollars in funding, the tech school will…
Greenfield’s Federal Street School teacher plans gardening curriculum for English language learners
…damper on them. She said she bought the supplies her students needed to create their small garden, but couldn’t do much more because about a month later, Greenfield schools closed…
Local educators celebrate Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Awards
…enthusiasm for teaching and working with children. The numbers of recipients are based on the overall number of students within the district. Jessica Pollock, the school librarian at Greenfield High…
Preschool playground at Crocker Farm Elementary School in Amherst officially opens
…rocks to play with, school officials said. Crocker Farm’s about 70 preschool students are divided into classes of 15. About half of those students are those with special needs, while…
Rural schools to push for millions more in state aid
…higher cost of doing business with fewer students per grade but with a full complement of teachers meeting state certification requirements. “They could fix us with such cheap money,” said…