Schools continue to think outside the box with meal delivery as well as pick up during this extended school closure. Franklin County Technical School, with the help of FM Kuzmeskus…
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Preschool playground at Crocker Farm Elementary School in Amherst officially opens
…rocks to play with, school officials said. Crocker Farm’s about 70 preschool students are divided into classes of 15. About half of those students are those with special needs, while…
Education Dept. Reverses Plan to Cut Rural School Funding
WASHINGTON — Facing a bipartisan backlash led by Republican lawmakers, the Trump administration is backing off a bookkeeping change that would have drastically cut federal funds for rural schools –…
The brains behind computers: Family code night at Norris School in Southampton
…to make such as how to make slim foam. But, like many youngsters — and adults — Rylie, her sister Katherine, 10, and the students at William E. Norris School…
Schools pivot to remote learning – Educators try to provide ‘normalcy in this abnormal time’ amid school closures
NORTHAMPTON — With Massachusetts schools closed through at least April 7 as part of a state effort to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, school districts are adjusting to…
Hatfield taps 2 finalists for Principal position
HATFIELD — Principals at two elementary schools in Franklin County are finalists to become the next principal at Hatfield Elementary School beginning July 1. Conor Driscoll, principal at Gill Elementary…
Gov. Charlie Baker proposes major change to charter school funding formula
…for charter school tuition. Baker wants to give district schools an extra $20.5 million next year through the charter school reimbursement formula, for a total of $101 million, with most…
The people’s principal: Jackson Street School leader says goodbye after three decades in district
…School, but she didn’t give much thought to how long she would stay in the position. Twenty-four years later, she’s retiring as the school’s principal at the end of the…
When Your Remote Classroom Is Your Car: How Some Rural Students Without Broadband Are Connecting
…So in order to do school work she has to drive to a WiFi hotspot. Most weekdays, she spends about three hours at this school parking lot. “It kind of…
State’s education secretary gets an earful from educators, politicians in Northampton stop
…city and school officials, one student inquired whether he was the president. Tutwiler, the Massachusetts secretary of education, visited the school as part of a larger tour of public schools…