At 18 years old, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote, “Intelligence plus character — that is the true goal of education,” in an essay for his Morehouse College newspaper. That sentiment…
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DYS – Watching our Youth Succeed
…like to announce that 18 DYS youth received scholarship awards to help towards college, vocational or certificate program expenses! The William J. Wolfe Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to talented, motivated…
$1M to fight youth opioid addiction
…help bring young voices to the table to shape the conversation of what works and what doesn’t. There are 18 groups that make up the list of who unites to…
White House Hosts Summit on Early Childhood Education
…embracing the need to invest in early education, Duncan said. Thirty-six states applied 18 grants totaling $226 million to improve and expand high quality pre-school programs in high need communities….
Collaborative for Educational Services Begins Statewide Youth Mental Health First Aid Training Project
Northampton, MA — The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) Healthy Families and Communities department has received federal funding for a three year project that will provide Youth Mental Health First…
Franklin County schools, public and private, plan for COVID-19
School superintendents across Franklin County are doing like everyone else when it comes to COVID-19: trying not to overreact while doing everything they can to keep their students, teachers and…
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…
Belchertown School Chief to Retire
BELCHERTOWN — Belchertown Public Schools Superintendent Karol Coffin plans to retire from the district after this school year, effective June 30. Coffin submitted a letter of intent to retire on…
A Goodbye to Bill Erickson
…passion for education and educators. Bill retired from his position as Superintendent of the Hampshire Regional School District and its member towns in 2005, after a 43-year career as a…
State Legislators and School District Superintendents Gather to Discuss School Funding
…of Amherst-Pelham Regional Public Schools; Michael Buoniconti, Superintendent of Mohawk Trail Regional School District; and John Provost, Superintendent, Northampton Public School; introduced critical topics, and provided research for small group…