…as a youth counselor for nearly four decades, White has seen the social changes — how poverty can erode families and neighborhoods; how each new wave of addictive drugs disrupts…
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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…
HEC Academy Graduates Four
CES celebrated this year’s HEC Academy graduates at a ceremony last Friday, June 2nd, at Union Station in Northampton. Families, friends, and teachers gathered to congratulate Noah Fahmy, Jonathan Freeman,…
Sabine Denise Jacques M.Ed.
…Masters in International Education with a certificate in Social Justice Education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In her role as a SJE consultant, Sabine facilitates experiences where school community…
Mariah Lapiroff M.A.T., Ed.S.
…and community. Mariah is a social justice facilitator committed to culturally sustaining, equitable, and transformational practices. She has experience working as a high school teacher, as well as an educator…
Mohawk Trail grads: On to something new and exciting
…a student at UMass Amherst, he at first felt divided between his friends from Mohawk Trail, mostly white, and new friends, mostly black — then realized that he didn’t have…
Area students salute veterans for their service
…themselves. There were service members from Westover Air Reserve Base and University of Massachusetts Amherst Reserve Officer Training Corps, in addition to officers of Hale-Clapp Veterans of Foreign Wars Post…
HCC Receives $1 Million Grant To Build New Engineering Program
HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College (HCC) has been awarded nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create a new engineering pathways program to help boost the numbers of…
The Constitution and the Pursuit of Happiness: Institutions, Virtue and Civic Dispositions
Learn and develop effective strategies for teaching civics and the US Constitution by using primary sources and inquiry-based instruction. This 3-credit graduate course, taught by master teacher Kelley Brown with…
Special Education Team Leader Institute completes first program year with gathering in Northampton
…education team leaders with tools to “foster family and community engagement and improve student outcomes.” Participants were clearly inspired by their work in the program. “This has been an incredible…