DEERFIELD — About 16 western Massachusetts school superintendents and others agreed Monday morning to start a “Massachusetts Association of Rural Schools” to address common issues faced by sprawling rural school districts with sparse student enrollment. Michael...
NORTHFIELD, MA - The Pioneer Valley Regional School has picked a new principal. After hosting a meet-and-greet with the three finalists for the position, Jean Bacon has been named Pioneer's next principal. "It was a difficult decision, but Jean really bubbled right...
BUCKLAND, MA - Leaders of school districts with fewer than 1,000 students, or which serve towns with fewer than 10 students per square mile, have been invited to the Mohawk Trail Regional School on March 23 to discuss forming a Massachusetts Rural Schools...
Northfield, MA - When first asked to take a promotion, Mike Duprey’s answer was a firm “no,” but it quickly changed to a “yes” after he witnessed his workplace of 17 years trying to operate without a leader. It took less than a week for Pioneer Valley Regional...
DEERFIELD, MA - Dr. Lynn M. Carey has been named the future Frontier Regional School superintendent. The Frontier Regional and Union #38 school committees held final interviews with the two remaining candidates on Wednesday and following a 50-minute discussion,...
EASTHAMPTON, MA - Students at White Brook Middle School aim to show just how strong the power of kindness is as they attempt to spread good deeds around their school, the city and the world. The Pay it Forward Challenge, which was launched after assemblies on...
DEERFIELD, MA - An interim superintendent from New Hampshire and the regional director of an educational organization based in Massachusetts have been named as finalists for the Frontier Regional School Superintendent job. Lynn M. Carey, interim assistant...
BUCKLAND, MA - Facing a 15 percent increase in mandated payments for charter school tuition, Mohawk Trail Regional School District officials say the state funding formula for charter schools is undermining rural school systems like Mohawk. With full support from...
GRANBY, MA - The School Committee voted Thursday night to offer the superintendent's position to Sheryl Stanton after contract negotiations broke down with its first choice for the job. Stanton, now an assistant superintendent for the Southbridge schools, said...
We are writing in regard to the Dec. 18 commentary by Marc Kenen, executive director of the Massachusetts Charter Public School Association. Kenen was responding to an opinion piece published Dec. 9 from John Provost, the Northampton superintendent, and William...
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