…after school program offers to students and their families within the Easthampton School District. Scibak spent time with students participating in a variety of activities, including Fitness Club, Rock Band,…
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Governor Baker Grants $5 Million for Regional School Transportation Funding
BOSTON, MA – Governor Charlie Baker announced today a $5 million investment in the Regional School Transportation Reimbursement Fund (RTR Fund) that supports student transportation efforts of 85 regional school…
Holyoke voters being asked for $54 million to replace aging middle schools
HOLYOKE — When temperatures soar outside, classrooms inside William R. Peck Middle School can get even hotter. Andrea Salvas, the assistant principal at the school, which serves students in grades…
First draft of turnaround recommendations from Holyoke schools local stakeholders released
…staff. “We’re not talking about diversity in general,” Hyry-Dermith said. “We’re talking about close to 80 percent of our students being Puerto Rican.” Of the 5,573 students enrolled in Holyoke…
Career Skills Workshop at the Amherst Survival Center
AMHERST, MA – On the evening of Thursday, June 18, 2015, area high school students and adult members of the community joined staff from the Amherst Survival Center to listen…
Gail Healy retires after 39 years in Franklin County
…difficulty reading. After 26 weeks of the program, the student would be at a normal level for his or her class. The goal of the program was that its students…
Williamstown School Committee Talks Special Education Collaboration
…— both from the perspective of the bottom line and the quality of student experiences. According to a memo provided to the committee, some students in the region are placed…
The Pandemic Hurt These Students the Most
…in the spring of 2019. The decline was 15 percentile points for Black students, compared with similar students in the past, and 14 for Native students, according to the NWEA…
Heather Richard
…teacher, she promoted student-centered learning, and as a former school librarian she worked with all content areas to support various interdisciplinary initiatives. She currently works with a statewide organization to…
Area lawmakers active in crafting landmark education bill
BOSTON — It was a joyous atmosphere on Beacon Hill Wednesday as the state Legislature unanimously passed the $1.5 billion Student Opportunity Act school funding bill. And western Massachusetts lawmakers…