…healthy eating and physical activity,” said Superintendent Nancy Follansbee. “And this really supports both of those initiatives.” Until now, students at the school lacked equipment to use during recess. Early…
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Jeff Riley Will Be Massachusetts’ New Education Commissioner
…schools. And so he has won loyalty in surprising places: board members representing both the teacher’s unions and the business community declared their support for Riley early in Monday’s meeting….
“Lifelong educator” Steve Zrike chosen to lead Holyoke schools
…news conference in Holyoke early Monday afternoon. The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted last month to put the district into state receivership, citing years of underperformance. Zrike…
Jan Caswell
Jan Caswell is a deafness consultant in various categories, from education to employment, counseling to interpreting, human services from early intervention to eldercare, for more than four decades. She developed…
Mohawk, Hawlemont to test out ‘Blizzard Bags’ during spring vacation
BUCKLAND — Assigning school homework during spring break may sound like a bad idea — unless it means that students can start summer vacation two days early. Before going ahead…
Arlene Spooner
Arlene Spooner, PT, has worked for over 30 years in Early Intervention as a physical therapist. She has also provided PT services in public schools, and in outpatient pediatrics in…
Massachusetts House restores $17.5 million for kindergarten expansion grants to state budget
…said the fund was being used by communities for years after they added kindergarten to maintain it – which is not why the fund was created. Early education advocates and…
Nancy L. Murray
…She has researched the impact of early learning on reading comprehension for students with ASD. Nancy has presented throughout Massachusetts, and states as far as Seattle, on topics such as…
New Whately Elementary principal greets kids for first day of school
…on Wednesday. Today is the first day of the school’s 2018-19 academic calendar, but new Principal Kristina Kirton scheduled a New Year’s Eve ice cream social a day early so…
In the big-kids school: Preschoolers welcomed into Sanderson Academy
…least not for the children,” remarked early education coordinator Kate Dwyer. This week, about 40 children between the ages of 3 and 5 will be coming to school at Sanderson,…