A few years ago, curriculum specialist Richard Cairn showed a photo from the World War II era to two young men he was working with on a campaign to promote teaching disability history. The image shows a man with multiple disabilities processing airplane parts in an American defense plant. Cairn said the two volunteer leaders, who live with multiple disabilities, were surprised by the image. “They were excited to learn that people with disabilities had been involved in helping to fight fascism during World War II and upset that this had not been discussed in their high...
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Local schools providing pickup, delivery meal options
After Gov. Charlie Baker’s mandatory closure of all schools in Massachusetts for at least three weeks in response to the developing COVID-19 pandemic, school districts across the county are coming up with ways to keep food accessible to families while classrooms...
Mar
2020
18
Early Education and Care programs to suspend operations; Some Emergency Child Care Programs will be established
Governor Baker has ordered all early childhood education programs across the State of Massachusetts to suspend providing childcare by 11:59 P.M. on Sunday, March 22, 2020. This will remain in effect until April 6, 2020. At the same time, the Department of Early...
Mar
2020
18
Art therapy: Northampton authors launch new drawing webcasts to help kids, parents cope during pandemic
Monday marked the first day of working remotely for scores of Americans following social distancing guidelines, including many parents and guardians who suddenly found themselves homeschooling their kids. Of course, not everyone has the privilege of working from...
Mar
2020
17
Hatfield names three finalists for schools chief
HATFIELD – The director of special education for the Frontier Regional and Union #38 school districts, along with a Pittsfield principal and a Vermont superintendent, are finalists to become the next superintendent for the Hatfield public schools. The Hatfield...
Mar
2020
16
Schools Closed In Massachusetts Until At Least April 7th
Part of the restrictions Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker imposed on the state on Sunday evening was a statewide closure of all schools in the Bay State. The Governor said that school districts were working to find alternative methods of learning for students...
Mar
2020
13
Sheffield Elementary School counselor honored with Grinspoon award
TURNERS FALLS — It can take a village to raise a child. But just as often, it takes a whole school. Kevin White, the counselor at Sheffield Elementary School, knows this as well as anyone. He’s been a school counselor with the Gill-Montague Regional School District...
Mar
2020
12
Mahar teacher Angela Cote honored for ‘making learning fun
ORANGE — Ralph C. Mahar Regional School teacher Angela Cote has been named a 2020 Excellence in Teaching Award winner. Cote, 54, has been teaching at Mahar for seven years this time around, having taught physics for four years during a previous stint. She is now a...
Mar
2020
12
Three finalists announced for Gill-Montague superintendent position
MONTAGUE — Three finalists for the Gill-Montague Regional School District’s superintendent position have been announced, and their interviews with the School Committee are scheduled. The finalists are: Brian Beck, principal of Hopkins Academy in Hadley; Karen...
Mar
2020
11
Sen. Adam Hinds talks about environment, plastic straws at Conway Grammar School
CONWAY — Sen. Adam G. Hinds was visibly shocked and appalled Monday when he was informed the equivalent of one garbage truck full of plastic is dumped into the planet’s oceans each minute, totaling 1,440 garbage trucks of plastic every day. He seemed equally taken...
Mar
2020
11
Frontier, Union 38 school districts announce Grinspoon recipients
SOUTH DEERFIELD — A first-grade teacher and a math educator have been named the Frontier Regional and Union 38 school districts’ winners of the 2020 Excellence in Teaching Awards. Suzanne Wells, at Sunderland Elementary School, and Steven Blinder, at Frontier...
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