…the Massachusetts Community Service Learning Advisory Committee and was part of the group that, in 2018, persuaded the legislature to add a requirement for student-led civic engagement which included advocacy…
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Ross Newton
…through primary source inquiry and counternarratives about the agency and collective power of historically marginalized groups. He earned a B.A. from Hampshire College and a Ph.D. in History from Northeastern…
Sheffield Elementary School counselor honored with Grinspoon award
…this as well as anyone. He’s been a school counselor with the Gill-Montague Regional School District since 1990, and has been a social worker in Franklin County since 1982. This…
Franklin Tech to open nursing simulation lab next school year
MONTAGUE — Construction of a new nursing simulation lab that Franklin County Technical School had planned to open this fall has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the…
Urban legislators don’t get the struggle to fund large, rural bus routes
…lost $195,815 and Franklin County Technical School lost $216,984, according to Department of Elementary and Secondary Education data. Franklin County Technical School, the largest regional technical school district in the…
State politicians battle Tech culinary students in good-natured food fight
TURNERS FALLS, MA — “Lemons! I need some lemons!” shouted state Rep. Stephen Kulik, pacing the culinary arts program kitchen at Franklin County Technical School Friday afternoon. “Did somebody already…
Graduating During the Pandemic
When schools first closed in mid-March, seniors across the county weren’t sure when or if they would be returning to classes to finish up their final semester, making for a…
Schools end blizzard bag program after state cancels initiative
…end of the year. A few school districts in Franklin County recently started the blizzard bag program: Mohawk Trail, Hawlemont, Ralph C. Mahar, Orange and Petersham. The remaining districts —…
High Court Argument to Center on Level of Benefits for Special Education
…the latest case, Endrew F. v. Douglas County School Board, (Case No. 15-827), is a 17-year-old Colorado student with autism, called “Drew” in court briefs. His parents contend that the…
Community Foundation Grants given
…Massachusetts. CSO’s $45,000 “Building Resilience by Creating Trauma Sensitive Schools” grant will be used to help schools around Franklin County plan training and policy review that helps sensitize them to…