…scores reported in September 2021 dropped from pre-pandemic levels. Does anyone truly find this as a surprise? Throughout the pandemic schools, teachers and administrators labored to shift their instructional practices,…
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‘Hour of Code’ engages Pioneer Valley students
…and accessible. She and her classmates at Mount Tom Academy — an alternative high school at Holyoke Community College — were among the millions of students participating this year. Conceived…
Greenfield wins grant for free after-school programs
…five days a week and the Greenfield High School program runs Monday through Thursday. “The reason for the program is to provide more learning and enrichment opportunities for students,” said…
Giving students a beacon of hope: Learning program finds new routes to graduation for high schoolers
…the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when guidance counselors reached out to him about participating in the BEACON Learning Program, a new partnership between the district and Greenfield Community College. The…
CES welcomes a new SJE Specialist to the team
…justice educator and facilitator committed to culturally sustaining, community-centered, equitable and transformative practices. Raised in a Chinese and Jewish family by public school teachers, Mariah has experience working at both…
Mount Tom Academy Graduates Class of 2022
…for Educational Services, located on the campus of the Holyoke Community College, and working with schools, districts, families and youth in the Pioneer Valley to provide a student centered, individualized…
Anti-bias training gears up in Amherst regional school system
…the Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth, or SPIFFY Coalition, a program of the Collaborative for Educational Services. “It’s been a very collaborative effort,” Fleming said. Superintendent E. Xiomara…
Increased rural school aid ‘a tremendous win,’ administrators and legislators say
…eligible for the increased funding and how much they’ll receive. “It concerns me that it’s not clear what communities are going to be receiving aid,” Smidy said. “Communities have qualified…
White House Hosts Summit on Early Childhood Education
…to preschool Massachusetts will receive $15 million from the US Department of Education to expand access to preschool to about 750 4-year-olds in five communities across the state, officials announced…
‘Homework gap’ shows millions of students lack home internet
…access to laptops and the internet is nearly universal. But at home, the cost of internet service and gaps in its availability create obstacles in urban areas and rural communities…