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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2015
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Hampshire Regional eighth-graders explore intersection of art and science during Smith College field trip
NORTHAMPTON, MA — Nearly 60 eighth-graders from Hampshire Regional Middle School descended on the Smith College campus Wednesday to spill water, melt plastic and spin on office chairs until dizzy — all in the name of science. The field trip was just one step in the...
Mar
2015
19
Unjammed: Using Technology to Transform Teaching and Learning in the Classroom
The Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS) and its educational partners, the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) and Commonwealth Corporation, were among those selected by The Center for Educational Excellence in Alternative Settings (CEEAS) for...
Mar
2015
18
Gauging the need
AMHERST, MA - The Health Department commissioned the regional Healthy Hampshire program of the Collaborative for Educational Services to get data that highlights the needs for the 2,000 or so residents living in about 780 units and focuses on ways of easing their...
Mar
2015
18
Amherst Regional High School prepares to expand interactive math curriculum that encourages flexibility, multiple solutions
AMHERST, MA — A businesswoman offers two items in her air delivery service: calculators and chicken feed. The two products come in containers of different weight and size, with different costs and sale prices. Accounting for the limited capacity of her plane, how...
Mar
2015
16
Northampton Education Foundation prepares for 15th annual Adult Spelling Bee
NORTHAMPTON, MA — Whether you fancy yourself a word wizard, or just enjoy crazy costumes and jokes about grammar, it’s not too late to form a team for the annual adult spelling bee to benefit city schools. The 15th annual Northampton Education Foundation Adult...
Mar
2015
16
Franklin County Tech principal picked
TURNERS FALLS, MA — Shawn Rickan of Phillipston is to take over for Franklin County Technical School Principal and Assistant Superintendent Richard Martin when Martin moves into the superintendent’s office in July. Now a high school principal in Baldwinville,...
Mar
2015
16
Success in School Linked to Summer Reading
Boston, MA - Boston school officials and nonprofit leaders will huddle Monday to mull strategies for closing the achievement gap that afflicts children from low-income families. Initial data from an ongoing study conducted in Boston and four other urban communities...
Mar
2015
16
Technology Update at HEC Academy
NORTHAMPTON, MA - HEC Academy rolled out a new one-to-one laptop initiative for students last week, the culmination of years of review, research and planning. HEC Academy students now have access to individual laptops with assistive technology. This technology...
Mar
2015
12
Connecticut Valley Superintendents Roundtable Hosts Massachusetts Legislators
Thirty-four Connecticut Valley Superintendents Roundtable (CVSR) members represented their Western Massachusetts school districts on Friday in discussions with legislators at the Delaney House in Holyoke, MA. Superintendents discussed their concerns with state...
Mar
2015
12
Springfield Treatment Center wins first place in nationwide read-a-thon for students residing in juvenile justice facilities.
During the month of February, the Center for Educational Excellence in Alternative Settings (CEEAS), with the support of Scholastic, Inc., sponsored Unbound, a nationwide read-a-thon. More than 50 schools across the country participated. The project began with...
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