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Local schools providing pickup, delivery meal options
…up with ways to keep food accessible to families while classrooms are closed. The earliest possible reopening of schools is scheduled for Monday, April 6. In the interim, public school…
Graduation Rates Up, Dropouts Down in Massachusetts High Schools
…low-income families. The second-largest school district in the state, Springfield, boasted the best improvement of any urban district in the state. Across the state, 87.3 percent of students who entered…
Alcohol Task Force discusses revamping state liquor laws at Northampton city meeting
…Warner, a member of the Strategic Planning Initiatives for Families and Youth (or “SPIFFY”) was one of a large number of public safety and youth health advocates to attend the…
Easthampton adults won’t buy alcohol for minors
…the community about the dangers of supplying alcohol to minors, their attitudes changed completely,” said Heather Warner, Prevention Specialist for the Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth (SPIFFY) Coalition….
Special Education Team Leader Institute completes first program year with gathering in Northampton
…this cohort have built. They are truly demonstrating respect, kindness, cooperation and a sense of hospitality toward students, families, colleagues and one another as they lead IEP teams across the…
State education secretary takes to airwaves with a message: make school attendance ‘a priority’
…its peak of 29% in the spring of 2022. Tutwiler has long argued that absenteeism is often driven by the “unmet needs” of students and their families, including stable housing. And indeed,…
How to reach students without internet access during coronavirus? Schools get creative
…together printed packets for his students to take home. In this rural Tennessee county of just 12,000 residents, online learning simply isn’t an option for most families. “A lot of…
New principal to join Granby Junior Senior High School
…has created financial uncertainty. With an increasing number of families using school choice to leave the district, or deciding to attend the Granby-based campus of the private MacDuffie School, Sullivan…
The Culture of the School
…Eleven Essential Conditions for Highly Effective Schools and other strategies that the building administrator can use to build culture with students, staff, and families. Course content, activities and assignments align…