…including: Elementary (Gr 2-5) Middle /High School students and GED. Shephali’s work currently focuses on Middle School students and teachers. She has taught a range of courses through Fitchburg University,…
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SPIFFY Coalition to hold town hall meeting on underage drinking
…of charge. Space is limited and registration required online at www.collaborative.org/events-and-courses/spiffy-coalitiontown-hall-meeting-prevent-underage-drinking. SPIFFY partners and supporters from Hampshire County, including schools, municipal leaders, community-based organizations, and law enforcement are invited to…
First annual Transforming Education for Social Justice conference to be held October 15th at Holyoke Community College.
…youth-led panels; who will focus on examining the specific regional challenges that young people face in our education system, and promising practices for creating change. To learn more, visit https://www.collaborative.org/events-and-courses/transforming-education-social-justice…
PARCC test pros and cons debated at Massachusetts Board of Education hearing
…test during a public hearing Tuesday. The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education held its fifth and last hearing to discuss the proposed switch from public schools using the…
Orange: state shortchanges its SPED funding by $3.5 million
…elementary schools are both, and the special education issue is costing Orange taxpayers about $3.5 million a year, town officials calculate. The town Finance Committee is in the process of…
In face of homework bans, local educators a voice for moderation
…assigned a new list of spelling words weekly. This work can vary from writing each word five times to writing sentences using the words. “I don’t want my kids to…
Feds Approve Release Of $611 Mil For Massachusetts Schools
…the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s acting chief strategy and research officer, said the funds are allocated using the Title I formula to distribute more funding to districts…
Mitchell Chester, State’s Longtime Education Commissioner, Dies At 65
Longtime Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester died Monday evening after a short illness, the state’s education board chairman announced at a Tuesday meeting. He was 65. “We were…
Bernardston Elementary students learn computer programming
BERNARDSTON, MA — For the past five weeks, local students have been staying after school to learn a new language. It’s not French, Spanish or Swahili. The 32 fourth- through…
Pioneer Special Olympics bowling group creates connections through fun
…the program, five Special Olympics athletes from Pearl Rhodes Elementary School, Bernardston Elementary School and Northfield Elementary School bowl alongside nine older “buddies” — also known as unified partners —…