…work 30-plus hours a week. And they are being paid at every one of them. “I’ve always advocated for students to be paid,” said Matt Rigney, alternative youth programs director…
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Calm Teachers, Calm Kids: Pause, Breathe and Reset
This fun and interactive professional development session will equip teachers with effective mindfulness techniques to use with young children. Educators will learn strategies to integrate mindfulness, Qigong (similar to T’ai…
My Turn: Our educational landscape: Charter schools’ negative impact in area
…the revenues lost to charter schools by reducing the number of grade-level classrooms or shuttering buildings. Second, given the declining numbers of school-age children in our region, and discussions about…
TiE conference speaker urges over 300 teachers to utilize technology to reinvent education
…current educational system does not prepare children to succeed in the post-industrial era. A major and vocal critic of the Common Core curriculum, he said the nationally standardized curriculum “homogenizes…
An Epidemic Far Worse Than Coronavirus
…flu. I don’t recall the flu taking life as I knew it from me. The people who are following precautions are setting an example for children. But so are others…
White Brook Middle School students in Easthampton aim to show power of kindness with Pay it Forward Challenge
…the Easthampton middle school. Students, faculty and staff have been asked by after-school social advocacy group Free the Children to each touch three different people with kindness during thios week….
Read Across America Day
GREENFIELD, MA — “You don’t need a fancy office. That’s what’s great about being an author. You just need a paper and pencil,” said Natasha Lowe, a popular children’s book…
State’s education secretary gets an earful from educators, politicians in Northampton stop
NORTHAMPTON — Even if the students at Bridge Street Elementary School didn’t know who Patrick Tutwiler was, they could clearly tell he was somebody important. Students frequently stopped him during…
Rep. Blais takes the bus to bring awareness about funding, ride times for students
Rep. Natalie Blais wanted to better understand what children endure to get to and from school each day, so she did what seemed most logical — she got on a…
Pioneer Valley residents testify in favor of rural school aid bill
…recommendations to ensure the stability of rural school districts. With perspectives from nearly every angle, those testifying in the State House and virtually said bills H.3567 and S.2388, titled “An Act to Provide…