…of a year’s work, the mural represented a project that the HEC Academy community of student artists are very proud of. Adid Roman is the school’s Art Therapist. HEC Academy…
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Local communities celebrate the Week of the Young Child
NORTHAMPTON, MA – Communities throughout Hampshire County are organizing a series of events next week (April 14th – 20th) to raise awareness of the needs of young children, and their…
MCAS Requirement Waived for Mass. Students This Spring
…well-being as we continue to navigate the current public health emergency,” state Sen. Jason Lewis, a chair of the Legislature’s Education Committee, said in a statement after the bill was…
Dozens of lawmakers asking for education aid increase beyond Baker budget proposal
…when anticipated state revenues are going to rise by more than 4 percent, to increase Chapter 70, your major public education line item account, by a mere 1.6 percent, that’s…
Fond farewell: Bittersweet final day at Cheshire Elementary
CHESHIRE, MA — Principal Peter Bachli ended the day with an unusual announcement over the school’s public address system: “Thanks for the memories.” Barring a last-minute change of plans, Cheshire…
Easthampton High team wins national civics championship
EASTHAMPTON — Before this week, Easthampton High School had never finished better than 19th at the national finals for the We the People competition. Yet on Monday night, a public…
Lexi Polokoff, MPPA
Lexi Polokoff (she/her/hers) has her Masters in Public Policy and Administration from UMass Amherst. She served as an AmeriCorps Volunteer with DIAL/SELF where she worked full time at North Star:…
State hopes to hire new education czar by end of the year
…and plans to use a search firm. A board subcommittee will cull the initial list of candidates to a group of finalists that will be interviewed in public, he said….
Patricia Kinsella
…programs. The consistent thread that runs through all of her work is a belief that a strong system of public education is the cornerstone of a thriving and equitable society….
Harvard Graduate School of Education launches major early childhood initiative
…drive policy and practice, strengthening the field through high-quality professional learning, cultivating new leaders in the field, and bringing credible evidence to bear on public policy affecting young children. By…