SHELBURNE — A group of Mohawk Trail Regional School District teachers is pondering the question of how to address hate speech in school environments. Led by an ad hoc committee of teachers and staff, the district welcomed educators, School Committee members and community members to the Shelburne-Buckland Community Center in June to start a dialogue about discrimination, hate speech, bias, and how to create school communities that foster openness and a sense of belonging. “The goal was not just to have one event, but to begin many more conversations,” said Boris Samarov, a...
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Jun
2017
27
Mitchell Chester, State’s Longtime Education Commissioner, Dies At 65
Longtime Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester died Monday evening after a short illness, the state's education board chairman announced at a Tuesday meeting. He was 65. "We were obviously stunned by his death and deeply saddened," Board...
Jun
2017
27
Special Education Team Leader Institute completes first program year with gathering in Northampton
Fifty educators from across the Commonwealth gathered at the Hotel Northampton to celebrate completion of the first Special Education Team Leader Institute (SETLI) program. Participants shared capstone work, received certificates and heard keynote speaker Russell...
Jun
2017
26
‘It’s my favorite school in the whole world’: Kids bid farewell to Heath School
HEATH — The child chatter in the half-filled cafeteria on the last day of school was seemingly cheery, until you asked if they were looking forward to their summer vacation. One little girl hesitated, then nodded her head. “Yes,” she said solemnly. “But I’m sad to...
Jun
2017
23
National Endowment for the Arts award will support local arts integration program for girls in the juvenile justice system
Northampton, MA - National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $82 million to fund local arts projects across the country in the NEA’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2017. Included in this announcement is an Art Works...
Jun
2017
22
School transportation costs a burden to Mohawk Trail
Those yellow school buses, big and small, may look pretty much the same, but the 530 miles of roads they travel vary across the roughly 253 square miles served by the Mohawk Trail Regional School district — the largest, geographically, of any regional school...
Jun
2017
19
Whately teacher selected for Global Learning Fellowship
WHATELY — Terri Anderson, a Whately Elementary School teacher, is one of 48 public educators nationwide to receive a Global Learning Fellowship with the NEA Foundation this year. “As a result of the fellowship, Anderson will be better equipped to prepare students...
Jun
2017
19
Five Franklin county schools earn ‘Green Team’ awards
Five Franklin County schools were recognized by the state for their outstanding work in an environmental education program. Greenfield High School, Federal Street School, Math and Science Academy, Bernardston Elementary School and Hawlemont Regional School in...
Jun
2017
15
Erving event connects youth to local history
ERVING — As third-grader Jaylice Gary stood in front of her classmates at the Erving Senior Center, she read the details of the life of an Erving woman whose experiences are far different than her own. The woman lived in Erving long ago, and had a husband, children...
Jun
2017
15
Miller announces she’ll leave Pioneer school district
NORTHFIELD — Pioneer Valley Regional School District Superintendent Ruth Miller has announced that after next school year, she won’t be continuing in her role. Miller said she first relayed the news in letters to School Committee members last week, saying she will...
Jun
2017
9
Gateway’s ‘blizzard bags’ cut makeup days in sunny June
HUNTINGTON — Many local students will find themselves staring longingly out the windows of their classrooms during the makeup snow days tacked onto their school year. Students in Gateway Regional School District, however, will be on the other side of those windows,...
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