WHATELY — After an extensive search process including a review of more than 30 applicants, Whately Elementary School now has a new principal. Kristina Kirton, a former first-grade teacher of…
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Staff shortages ‘adding a layer of stress’ at area school districts
…Union 73 school districts, said she is in need of two long-term substitute positions, a special education teacher and a special education paraprofessional, as well as substitutes for teachers, nurses…
First wave of students wowed by new Easthampton school
…no worries. I feel the same way,” sixth grade teacher Donna Barcomb said as she ushered her students into the brand new Mountain View School building. Fifth through eighth grade…
Governor Baker boosts funding for early education
…to rate increases for day care centers that serve low-income children. The funding, if approved by the Legislature, will translate directly into raises for teachers whose pay has languished even…
Follow 15 of America’s teachers on a day of frustrations, pressures and hard-earned victories
…sub taking her class. He says a prayer for all teachers – a fitting petition for a profession in crisis. The crisis became manifest this spring when teachers in six…
Sandy Shea
Sandy Shea is an experienced K – 3 Educator who combines her experiences as a classroom teacher, Reading Recovery teacher, literacy coach, and district ELA facilitator to develop training tailored…
Lynan Cerruti joins Mount Tom Academy
…high school levels as an inclusion teacher, and had been working for several years as an Education Team Leader (ETL). Lynan began the new role in January, and spoke about…
Sustainability on menu: HEC Academy in Northampton recognized for garden, other ‘green’ efforts
…with food educational programs and partnerships with local food growers, the school has become recognized, both by the state and the nation, as a leading school in environmental sustainability. Earlier…
Healthy Hampshire Receives CISA 2022 Local Hero Award
…team was also named as a Local Hero in 2022, for their work including supporting SNAP matching programs at local farmer’s markets, setting up community gardens, developing mobile food markets,…
The Collaborative for Educational Services awarded Youth Opioid Prevention Grant
…Program aims to stop opioid misuse before it starts, by bolstering drug prevention programs directed to students at all grade levels to educate on the dangers of opioid and other…