by tjohnston | Oct 3, 2017 | State/National News
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 for affordable, quality programs. Parents know afterschool programs...
by tjohnston | Sep 21, 2017 | CES Stories
In an age where “information” is available at dizzying speeds and in seemingly endless quantities, it is essential to teach consumers the skills they need to discern what is fair, accurate and reliable. Thankfully, local educators are joining their colleagues across...
by tjohnston | Sep 21, 2017 | Local News
GREENFIELD — As she left college, Karin Patenaude wondered what to do with an English degree. She would try the field of law, working as a paralegal. Unfulfilled, she went back to school to get a degree so that she could become a teacher. Teaching high school English...
by tjohnston | Sep 21, 2017 | Local News
GREENFIELD — Back around March, a Franklin Technical School shop teacher was approached about an idea regarding a frog and a few words to accompany it. Greenfield Rights of Nature wanted to create signs to remind people to pick up after themselves and to care for the...
by tjohnston | Sep 20, 2017 | CES Stories, Local News
HUNTINGTON — Gateway Regional will host a technology conference for staff in western Massachusetts schools Thursday, Sept. 28. Five educational technology vendors were selected to showcase products at the conference. Trinity 3 Technology is a major sponsor of this...