Lourdes Alvarez-Ortiz is a bilingual/bicultural school psychologist and school leader with more than two decades of experience working in inner city school districts in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Dr. Alvarez-Ortiz has…
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Connecting with a new generation: Amherst program links students of Cambodian descent to their roots
…with playing a pick-up game of basketball in the gym before the children headed to a classroom to discuss their recent viewing of a portion of “First They Killed My…
Special ed teacher now vice principal in Turners Falls
…well. Previously, she was, since 2011, a special education teacher in the district. Smith said she seeks to create a safe positive school atmosphere and feels her experience as a…
School panel takes aim at gun violence
…Thalheimer noted that her experience is unusual. Mass shootings are statistical anomalies in the larger picture of gun violence, she said. She pointed to the fact that suicides make up…
Teaching for Math Understanding
…course includes a pre-practicum field-based experience. Credit This course may be taken either as part of a Licensure Program or as an individual course for PDPs. Graduate Credit through Fitchburg…
Sunderland school gets adaptive tricycle
…a world of beneficial opportunities and social interactions for students with differing needs or severe anxiety. Even going into a hallway filled with peers can be difficult for these students,…
Karen Albano
…America program, including developing curriculum, improving the accessibility of the website to educators, and overseeing social media outreach. She earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in Education and History from Westfield…
State grant program aims to promote health in rural areas
NORTHAMPTON — A new program will provide nearly $3 million to organizations focused on improving the health of individuals, families and communities by addressing issues such as nutrition, safe housing,…
Local schools providing pickup, delivery meal options
…school closure,” said Superintendent Jordana Harper. “The grab-and-go option is the healthiest way to follow the governor’s guidance of no group gatherings and to maintain social distancing while providing this…
Pols take their cue from students
…an opportunity to just over a dozen students to exchange ideas about political and social issues with their local and state elected officials. “It’s the last day of my first…