BUCKLAND, MA — Former Amherst Regional Middle School principal Marisa Mendonsa of Florence has been hired for the newly created co-principal position at the Mohawk Trail Regional School. Mendonsa will…
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Belchertown administrator to become South Hadley middle school principal
SOUTH HADLEY — The superintendent of schools has chosen Douglas Daponde, assistant principal at Belchertown High School, to be principal at Michael E. Smith Middle School effective Nov. 6. Daponde…
Frontier, elementary school committees approve early release schedule
SOUTH DEERFIELD, MA — Students in the Frontier Regional and Union 38 School District will be going home a bit earlier on Fridays next year. The regional and elementary school…
Amherst-Pelham school district devises new funding formula
AMHERST — The four towns that make up the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District may be nearing a new agreement for calculating how they will pay their share of the costs…
3 Western Massachusetts teachers win White House award for excellence in science, math teaching
Two elementary school teachers in Williamsburg and a high school science teacher from Springfield were among some 200 teachers nationwide selected as recipients of the 2016 Presidential Award for Excellence…
Amherst schools receive $10K grant from Southern Poverty Law Center
…school year. The nonprofit awarded the school the money through its Teaching Tolerance program which gives out educator grants for up to $10,000 to “support projects that promote affirming school…
Pioneer Valley Regional School’s virtual play to premiere Thursday
NORTHFIELD — Instead of taking to the stage, Pioneer Valley Regional School students will take to the screen for Thursday’s online premiere of “Infinite Sound and Furious Jest,” an original…
William Diehl: Offers details on STEM high school internships
Thank you for the article Jan. 17 announcing an innovative and exciting program to provide paid internship opportunities for high school students in Hampshire and Franklin counties (“Grant to boost…
Rural schools to push for millions more in state aid
BUCKLAND — Hoping to boost state money to rural school districts by about $9.5 million, educators at the Massachusetts Rural Schools Coalition voted unanimously Wednesday to back a proposal for…
Special Olympics participants enjoy the spotlight at Northampton High School track
NORTHAMPTON, MA — 84 athletes from 11 schools participated and earned medals in this week’s Special Olympics games at Northampton High School Thursday morning. The games included hurtles, hula hooping,…