…to fund their schools with local property tax revenue, while poorer districts are unable to generate the same revenue. “Because schools rely heavily on local taxes, drawing borders around small,…
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New Resources from the SPIFFY & Communities That Care Legislative Event
…health organizations, local youth health data, evidence-based substance misuse prevention strategies, local youth voice, and bills in the 2025-26 Massachusetts Legislative Session that would have a direct impact on youth…
GHS students participating in Community Service Learning Day
…toiletries and snacks; create holiday decorations for local families; cook holiday treats; make cards with seniors at the Senior Center; and provide custodial services within the schools and community. All…
Over 340 educators convene on Safe and Supportive Learning Environments: Bringing together Social and Emotional Learning, Trauma Sensitivity, and Positive Behavioral Approaches in Leominster, MA
…& Positive Behavioral Approaches conference, held Wednesday in Leominster, MA. District teams consisted of district and school leaders, classroom teachers and program coordinators, Head Start coordinators, and early childhood Coordinated…
Hawlemont School to hold annual celebration Friday
…— generating a lot of interest among students and helped to build a stronger connection between this farming community and its elementary school. Local farmers have lent the HAY program…
A morning of educational play for families from seventeen communities at the Holyoke Children’s Museum
…worked as teams using pulleys to make bubbles, build structures with different shapes of material, and learned about motion, movement and water currents at the different museum activity stations. The…
Colrain Central School wins 2020 Green Difference Awards for trout repopulation, reusable bags
COLRAIN — Colrain Central School’s reusable bag program and efforts to replenish the local trout population are garnering attention from Project Green Schools, a Plymouth-based organization that seeks to develop…
Western MA Prevention Professionals Meet with Cannabis Control Commissioners
…public health and youth substance-abuse prevention interests met in-person with staff and commissioners from the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC). The goal of this meeting was to build relationships with CCC…
400 Attend Annual DYS Art Showcase
…into the academic and extracurricular programs for all youth in DYS residential facilities, and build a network of arts-related placements available to DYS youth as they transition back into their…
Rural School Aid in State Budget
…allowing it “to build on the success of its first year, which provided nearly 40,000 families with fresh, healthy, local food, and millions of dollars in sales to Massachusetts farmers,”…