Amherst, MA – Over seventy-five families spent Monday morning learning about nature at the Hitchcock Center in Amherst. Children and their adults enjoyed nature play, creating, and exploring the educational…
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CES appoints interim Executive Director as current Executive Director steps down
…local youth, support our communities in overcoming food scarcity, and bring together educators and community members to advance equity and reimagine what education can be. It has been quite a…
Alternative high schools emphasize learning over time in class
…the Hechinger Report’s Gail Robinson to talk about the work of Diploma Plus: One of the most vexing problems for high schools — and society at large — is what…
October 20th: Western Massachusetts Legislative Event: Youth Substance Misuse Prevention
…and data regarding the role of state policy in preventing and reducing youth substance misuse, include youth perspectives, and facilitate deeper discussion. This event is open to interested community members…
Grant Will Boost College’s Efforts To Teach Disability History in Rural Communities
Keene State College has been awarded a nearly $100,000 Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) grant for a project to advance teaching disability history in rural communities. The…
HEC Academy students add nutrition education to their weekly schedule
…pizzas. HEC Academy is a therapeutic, public day special education program for youth in grades 9-12 who are eligible to receive services via an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). Students typically…
Youth substance abuse prevention programs get state funding
…Berkshire Regional Planning Commission City of Springfield Collaborative for Educational Services (Amherst, Northampton, Easthampton, South Hadley, and Hadley) Franklin Regional Council of Governments Northern Berkshire Community Coalition Railroad Street Youth…
Afterschool programs work Let’s fund services with huge dividends for children and families
Each year, thousands of working Massachusetts families rely on afterschool programs to provide a safe, supervised haven for their children. But there are thousands more children sitting on wait lists…
Hampshire Regional eighth-graders explore intersection of art and science during Smith College field trip
NORTHAMPTON, MA — Nearly 60 eighth-graders from Hampshire Regional Middle School descended on the Smith College campus Wednesday to spill water, melt plastic and spin on office chairs until dizzy…
Diana Bonneville named Hampshire Regional School District’s new superintendent
WESTHAMPTON — The Hampshire Regional School District’s school committees have selected Diana Bonneville, currently the interim superintendent of South Hadley Public Schools, as the district’s next superintendent. Pending contract negotiations,…