…local farms willing to work with students. As the planning process begins for this new curriculum, Mohawk will host a community information meeting Thursday, Aug. 25, beginning at 5 p.m….
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Rural schools develop state aid proposal
…a draft proposal that seeks more Chapter 70 state aid for rural schools with the highest enrollment declines, the lowest per capita income and flat-level state aid to education. The…
Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth (SPIFFY) Coalition is recipient of $100,000 grant for substance abuse prevention
…the lead SAPC Coordinator, and is housed at the Collaborative for Educational Services. For more information, contact Sue Cairn, Director, Department of Healthy Families and Communities, Collaborative for Educational Services….
Accessing Inquiry for Students with Disabilities through Primary Sources
Social Studies and Humanities pose distinct challenges for struggling learners, including extensive discipline-specific vocabulary, difficult informational texts–including complex primary sources, and a need for background knowledge. Yet the authentic sources,…
Jacqueline LaFrance
…hundred years of history at the elementary school buildings in Easthampton, commemorating their move to a new elementary school (see blog post with more information). Her presentation also included local…
Gov. Baker agrees to major spending increase in his final budget
…supports tax relief efforts and delivers investments in a variety of key areas of state government including significant increases in education funding in both the K through 12 and higher…
Local communities celebrate the Week of the Young Child
…families, as well as the community programs and services that support them. The Week of the Young Child is sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children….
Kori Bardige
Kori is an early education specialist who provides consultation and professional development to school districts, child care programs, home visitors, and families focused on connecting curriculum, instruction, and assessment, scaffolding…
On early ed, let’s not lose ground
NORTHAMPTON, MA — As educators working under the banner that “everyone is a learner,” recent guest columns in the Gazette on the vital importance of investing in early education programs…
Faye Brady Ed.D.
Dr. Faye Brady has been working with young people and their families for more than 40 years. She has worked as a preschool teacher, a therapist, an Education Team Leader and for the past…