SOUTH DEERFIELD — A first-grade teacher and a math educator have been named the Frontier Regional and Union 38 school districts’ winners of the 2020 Excellence in Teaching Awards. Suzanne…
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No Child Left Behind getting makeover
…telling states and local districts how to assess school and teacher performance. There was strong bipartisan support for the measure, which had been endorsed by the nation’s governors, teachers’ unions,…
‘Hour of Code’ engages Pioneer Valley students
…as she’s interested in art. Other students chose more game-oriented activities. Mount Tom Academy teacher Barbara Cheney, who admitted she had little background in coding herself, told her class that…
HEC Academy Graduates Class of 2022
…without tenderness there is no joy.” Also speaking at the graduation was Quincy McCray. Quin has specialized in teaching youth for fourteen years, including ten years working as a teacher…
The brains behind computers: Family code night at Norris School in Southampton
…is really important,” said Kevin Hodgson, a sixth-grade teacher at Norris. Hodgson said the code night is a way to energize and attract young students to think about computer science…
Charter school debate looms over raising state caps
…R. K. Finn Ryan Road Elementary School in Florence more than two years ago, and Polan, a former high school science teacher in New Jersey, is also retired. “The funding…
Gill Elementary Global Finals team gets schoolwide send-off
…the team’s adviser, sixth-grade teacher Dave Grout, spoke to the students before the send-off, a reminder to the team and others as to what a big deal qualifying for this…
Becoming money smart: At Fort River Elementary in Amherst, 5th-graders learn about finances by working and paying rent through mock program
On an afternoon in late December, fifth-grade students at Fort River Elementary School gather around and write their rent checks. “Who can remind us what a memo is?” teacher Jonathan…
Franklin Tech steps away from musicals
…yearbook teacher Dan Prasol. He did theater when he was in high school at Turners Falls, and he wanted to form a group at the Tech School. So he talked…
Joyce Hanousek
…students and families, consultation to teachers, and frequently provided professional development to staff. In addition, she was the Safe Schools Planning Coordinator for 22 years responsible for plan development, training…