…Education and merging into H.4425, the bill would no longer fund the $60 million in rural school aid, but it retained provisions related to health insurance review and special education funding….
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School panel takes aim at gun violence
…was the keynote speaker at a panel titled “Beyond Gun Laws” put on by Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan and the mental health support organization Hatfield HEADS Up. Panelists included…
Understanding Differences and Disabilities
…with individuals with autism, communication, developmental delay, emotional, health impairment, intellectual, multiple disabilities, neurological impairment, physical, sensory, specific learning, and traumatic brain injury are explored. This course includes a pre-practicum…
Experts discuss state of local education at GCC
…the Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution and the Massachusetts Teachers Association. For a few hours Tuesday night at Greenfield Community College, experts Dave Danning, Director of Research for the…
‘Hour of Code’ engages Pioneer Valley students
…and accessible. She and her classmates at Mount Tom Academy — an alternative high school at Holyoke Community College — were among the millions of students participating this year. Conceived…
Mount Tom Academy Graduates Class of 2022
The Collaborative for Educational Services’ Mount Tom Academy in Northampton held a graduation ceremony on Friday, June 10th, at the Kittredge Center on the Holyoke Community College campus.. Friends, family,…
Mohawk Trail Regional School special education teacher earns Excellence in Teaching Award
…“Ms. Schatz is a dedicated educator, committed to providing a safe, fun and engaging community for her students,” said Mohawk Trail Regional School Principal Marisa Mendonsa. “She creates unique learning…
Franklin County Technical School receives grant for tree nursery
…Greenfield and Montague tree committees wrote a grant proposal for the project, which resulted in an $18,000, five-year grant from the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts to create a tree…
Continuing Earl McGraw’s Legacy in Turners Falls
…special education teacher, Vachula-Curtis was nominated more than once, “showing their positive influence on our community,” according to Principal Annie Leonard. Following the death of Assistant Principal Earl McGraw in…
Two members of DYS Education Initiative team receive 2022 DYS Commissioner’s Awards
…someone who lives and works in the community, receiving the Commissioner’s Award in recognition for doing a job that is close to my heart means so much to me. I…