A few times a week, Katie Macomber, medical home care coordinator at Amherst Pediatrics, writes a “prescription” for patients and their families. Macomber is not a doctor, and the prescription…
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No more homework? Greenfield elementary schools rethink approach
…for kids; it has such a negative connotation for students and families. We want to change that mentality.” The new guidelines recommend that parents read to their children, listen to…
Local Educator Selected for Safe and Supportive Schools Commission
…health and creating safe and supportive learning environments; identify funding sources for the work; and recommend best practices for collaborating with families, including families of children with behavioral health needs….
From “flat Earth” to climate change denial, kids are deluged with fake science. Now teachers are fighting back
…monthly active users. Part of the secret of its success is the personalization algorithm that suggests videos based on viewing habits, a process that can create a feedback loop of…
Education Dept. Reverses Plan to Cut Rural School Funding
…based on the number of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals rather than poverty data from the census, as is required by law. But Ms. DeVos determined that…
Franklin County Technical School receives grant for tree nursery
…After five years, the students can harvest and sell trees from year one and use the money to buy more trees. At that time, the tree nursery is expected to…
‘It’s my favorite school in the whole world’: Kids bid farewell to Heath School
…school mates. One teacher gave her students beach balls as a going-away gift. Others were given potted plants or had special snacks of brownies or cupcakes. In the fall, most…
Teaching about Jim Crow and the Civil Rights Movement Outside the South
…that participants may want to use with their students. Participants will have an opportunity to begin thinking about how they can integrate the nationwide story into their curriculum and instruction….
Franklin Tech to open nursing simulation lab next school year
…and in Franklin County,” noted Franklin Tech Superintendent Richard Martin. Franklin Tech also expects to eventually use the lab for evening classes for students to earn a practical nursing certification…
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Required for License(s): Biology/Chemistry/Earth and Space Science/Physics/Science/General Science/Math & Science/Middle School Math/ High School Math/English/History/Humanities/Social Sciences – Initial (5-8)(8-12) Participants in this course will use a variety of strategies and…