…ideas to develop expectations/communication for students, ways to integrate important skill development into our classroom routines and to embrace the management of challenging behaviors/attitudes as students struggle. This will be…
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UMass Amherst receives $4.4 million grant to train students in cybersecurity
…Services, a Northampton nonprofit that recruits high school students for careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics — particularly those who are students of color or come from low-income backgrounds….
They ‘get back up’: Mount Tom Academy graduates 7 students
…Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton, has partnered with Holyoke Community College since 1999 to serve students who have been unsuccessful in a traditional school setting. Students learn at their…
Assabet Valley Collaborative students make video to connect with Taylor Swift
…help share the video with as many viewers as possible. The students caught the attention of the Boston CBC affiliate, and a story was aired on Sunday morning: http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/07/19/special-education-students-remake-taylor-swift-video-hope-for-school-visit/ Please…
‘It feels good to do good’: Greenfield High School students participate in Community Service Learning Day
GREENFIELD — In honor of the season of giving, Greenfield High School students spent Friday morning doing activities for Community Service Learning Day. This is the fourth year that students…
Safe and Healthy Schools Summit draws educators in discussion of how to manage race, polarizing conversations in schools
…health needs of students as well as safeguarding student rights. “It’s about listening to educators and students about what they need. And this year, children have been impacted by these…
Why Talented Black and Hispanic Students Can Go Undiscovered
Public schools are increasingly filled with black and Hispanic students, but the children identified as “gifted” in those schools are overwhelmingly white and Asian. The numbers are startling. Black third…
U.S. education policy: Federal overreach or reaching for the wrong things?
…state levels will not ensure inclusively developed, thoughtfully crafted, age-appropriate or properly-specified standards for student learning. It will not ensure a shift away from over-testing or misuse of assessment data….
Register for SPIFFY’s Summer Full Coalition Meeting!
…cell phone policies in local schools from students and staff. There will be time for smaller group discussions and a final Q&A with the panel. In addition, we will have…
Leave no child’s school district behind
…school districts; that we need policies that recognize and are responsive to that fact; and that charter school decisions should not be solely based on the conditions in Boston and…