…young people are facing and the ways they can be supported. The summit, which was presented by the Northwestern District Attorney Office, was originally set for the spring, but was rescheduled to an…
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Author talks to high school students about trauma, life
GREENFIELD — Award-winning young adult author A.S. King asked several hundred Greenfield High School students Friday morning to look for their “own cans of succotash and examine their suitcases.” Before…
U.S. education policy: Federal overreach or reaching for the wrong things?
Federal overreach in education is under attack from multiple quarters and will likely be diminished in any overhaul of the No Child Left Behind Act, the current law governing national…
Renata S. Pienkawa
…over the Commonwealth and beyond. She is currently an adjunct faculty at the School of Education and Child Study at Smith College. Renata believes in capturing the depth of the…
HEC Academy Graduates Class of 2022
…families and youth in the Pioneer Valley to provide high quality, research-based, and collaborative solutions to ensure that every child has the opportunity to achieve his or her full potential. …
Sheffield Elementary School counselor honored with Grinspoon award
TURNERS FALLS — It can take a village to raise a child. But just as often, it takes a whole school. Kevin White, the counselor at Sheffield Elementary School, knows…
Art therapy: Northampton authors launch new drawing webcasts to help kids, parents cope during pandemic
…to balance a full-time job with full-time child care, yesterday was an unprecedented and eye-opening social experiment. While my husband went to a critical work meeting yesterday, I was at…
Massachusetts Senate plans to craft charter school reform bill as ballot question looms
…schools, because after all, the whole point is that every child in Massachusetts should get a quality education,” Rosenberg said. “And so charter schools is only one group of students.”…
Scholar and Common Core critic Yong Zhao says schools need to rethink use of classroom technology
…said, “but with forcing people to acquire the same skills.” Instead, Zhao said, schools should be using new technology to encourage students to tap their inner creativity. “Every child should…
‘It’s my favorite school in the whole world’: Kids bid farewell to Heath School
HEATH — The child chatter in the half-filled cafeteria on the last day of school was seemingly cheery, until you asked if they were looking forward to their summer vacation….