…students,” Haggerty said. Haggerty is the new superintendent of School Union 28, selected in February by the joint school committee governing the union’s four elementary schools. She has been working…
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State education formula out of whack, Commission: Health insurance, special ed underfunded
…accurately reflect what districts are paying. Peisch, who chairs the Legislature’s Education Committee with Chang-Diaz, said that school districts have no leeway to modify their fixed costs for special education…
Sustainability on menu: HEC Academy in Northampton recognized for garden, other ‘green’ efforts
…the organization’s previous name, the Hampshire Educational Collaborative. The school usually has between 25 and 30 students who live within an hour of HEC’s Northampton location, according to Amy Stamm,…
Education Dept. Reverses Plan to Cut Rural School Funding
…Education made the right decision,” Ms. Collins said in a joint statement with Senator Maggie Hassan, Democrat of New Hampshire. “We are pleased that the department listened to the bipartisan…
Despite Claims, PVCICS is Not a Model of Integrated K-12 Public Education
On Thursday, November 15, the Hampshire Gazette published a guest editorial by Richard Alcorn, the executive director of the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School (PVCICS). PVCICS has applied to…
Sen. Adam Hinds talks about environment, plastic straws at Conway Grammar School
…the state senator representing 52 communities in the Berkshire/Hampshire/Franklin District wasn’t hearing from a lobbyist or legislative aide. Hinds was enthralled by research detailed by Urijah Jennes and Will Dacus…
The brains behind computers: Family code night at Norris School in Southampton
…figuring the introduction would be beneficial. About a dozen families attended the May 2 family code night hosted by Hampshire Regional School District, where they learned the basics of coding…
Mount Tom alternative learning program graduates 10 area high schoolers
…other hand it represents the struggles and the emotions each student’s journey holds. District schools such as Hampshire Regional High School, Belchertown High School and South Hadley High School recommend…
State grant program aims to promote health in rural areas
…long-standing issue around transportation and food distribution in the Hilltowns,” said Sarah Bankert, program manager of Healthy Hampshire at the Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton. Bankert said residents in…
Leave no child’s school district behind
…and signed by 16 of the 19 superintendents in Franklin and Hampshire counties, including each of us. We respect the legislative process and hope to contribute vital information to the…