…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…
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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…
Holyoke, Amherst schools get grants to diversify teaching staffs
…their schools.” “This is a great opportunity to attempt to diversify the workforce,” said Kelly Curran, management of recruitment for the Holyoke schools, whose student population is more than 80%…
Community Foundation Grants given
…student trauma such as teen suicide, which is more prevalent here than for the state as a whole, says CSO Chief Executive Office Karin Jeffers. The grant, focused on high…
What’s so dangerous about critical thinking?
Educators are charged, at least in part, with the responsibility for teaching our students about the ideals and values of our society. In today’s politically polarized environment it is more…