EASTHAMPTON — To guide her students as they studied ancient Greece and Rome this spring, sixth-grade teacher Judith Breier took a different approach from the traditional textbook lesson. On June…
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Kelley Brown speaks at Mitchell Chester’s ESE All Staff Meeting
Easthampton’s Kelley Brown was the invited speaker at ESE Commissioner Mitchell Chester’s all staff meeting this past week, sharing her insights regarding professional development, curriculum frameworks and educator evaluation. Chester’s…
Northampton Public Schools receive FRESH grant
The Northampton Public School District was one of 17 recipients of a Massachusetts Farming Reinforces Education and Student Health (FRESH) grant. Awards which total $300,000 to Expand Nutrition Learning Opportunities…
Raising MCAS bar was a move in the wrong direction
…the needs of today’s schools, students, or society. Todd Gazda is executive director the Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton. He formerly served as superintendent of the Ludlow Public Schools….
Scholar and Common Core critic Yong Zhao says schools need to rethink use of classroom technology
…from other countries as a sign that U.S. public schools are failing, he believes there is another side to that story. “In more homogenous societies like Finland and China, it’s…
Baker orders schools to stay closed through end of school year
Governor Charlie Baker on Tuesday ordered the state’s schools to remain closed through the remainder of the school year. “It’s the right thing to do, considering the facts on the…
Representatives from Rural Schools and Communities Gather at Tuesday Summit in Shelburne
Select committee members, finance committee members, members of school committees and superintendents of schools from multiple Franklin, Berkshire, and Hampshire county communities, as well as superintendents from rural areas in…
Curriculum Consulting
…wellbeing. Home E Search query for: blog blog tag easthampton public schools gcc ( Page 9 ) Helping Schools Create Stronger, More Inclusive Curricula Our Approach We situate curriculum and…
With prospect of more charter schools, rural educators see greater risk
GREENFIELD — Amid a statewide debate over proposals to allow more public charter schools to open, local educators are concerned about the effects that could have on rural districts, although…
The Arts
Home E Search query for: blog blog tag easthampton public schools gcc ( Page 9 ) Our Approach We know that institutions are a network of human relationships. So social…