…to be distributed to rural school districts. It examines enrollment, staffing, spending trends, local aid, school choice, and charter school tuitions to understand the challenges facing rural districts. The report…
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Youth substance abuse prevention programs get state funding
…Prevention Grant Programs. The grants will be distributed over eight years, beginning in FY22 through FY29, to support local substance use prevention efforts. The program is funded through the Substance…
Safe and Supportive Schools for All
…our schools have long been engaged in multiple initiatives, including appropriate building security, collaboration with local law enforcement, and educator training in how to respond to threats to school safety….
Governor Baker Grants $5 Million for Regional School Transportation Funding
…systems throughout the Commonwealth. The Baker-Polito administration made the appropriation through a supplemental allotment to the RTR Fund for Fiscal Year 2015. “Our communities depend on local aid for transportation…
CES After School program receives grant for Dexter Park Elementary in Orange
…Curriculum Director Marie Cole,Superintendent Elizabeth Zielinski, Deans of Students Kathryn Richards and Alicia Murphy and a myriad of classroom teachers from Dexter Park Elementary School Taggart reports that “the CES…
What’s next for Heath school kids? Community talks planned
…the possible school closure, and how can the community shape its future? The Heath Education Task Force and the Heath School Local Education Council will be hosting four community conversations,…
Author talks to high school students about trauma, life
…shelf of the local grocery store during a blizzard. “I wrote about the loneliest item on the shelf, but it was really about me,” she said. “The truth about succotash…
Classrooms: Teachers to be honored with excellence awards
…The 15th annual awards, sponsored by the Harold Grinspoon Charitable Foundation, come with $500, local YMCA memberships, one-year membership to WGBY and college tuition at a participating college or university,…
Area lawmakers active in crafting landmark education bill
…Act, which was introduced in part by state Rep. Aaron Vega, D-Holyoke. And several local lawmakers were successful in getting amendments adopted as part of the larger bill. “It’s very…
Holyoke, Amherst schools get grants to diversify teaching staffs
Two local school districts are receiving part of $1.8 million in state and federal money to support enhancing the diversity of their classroom teachers through both recruitment and retention. Holyoke…