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…
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Not country — but a great teacher: Kayla Werlin of Hadley wins Country Music Association Award as a top music instructor
…music teacher from Massachusetts to receive the award. “I’m very honored,” Werlin said during a recent call to her home in Hadley, where she — like so many other teachers…
US Department of Ed Selects HEC Academy as Green Ribbon award winner
…environmental and sustainability education. HEC Academy was one of only three schools within Massachusetts to receive this award. Students have been involved in planning much of the sustainability work over…
Erving event connects youth to local history
…together information about previous residents’ lives and pinpointed where they had lived. Through a program coordinated by the school’s library and a Massachusetts Cultural Council grant, the classes worked with…
Comerford secures $1M for Franklin, Hampshire county projects
…of an amendment to an economic development bill passed by the Legislature earlier this month, includes $200,000 for the Massachusetts Food Trust Program administered by the Greenfield-based Franklin County Community…
Local Coalitions to Urban Outfitters: “Not far enough”
…indicates teens often underestimate the risks of drinking and abusing prescription drugs. Prescription drug abuse is on the rise in Hampshire County. Between 2007 and 2011, teen abuse of prescription…
Five Franklin county schools earn ‘Green Team’ awards
…School and Hawlemont Regional School in Charlemont were all honored by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for their efforts on the state’s “Green Team.” In total 62 schools were…
Elementary IEP Team Leader Community of Practice
…about current priorities and best practices for IEP and 504 team leaders in Massachusetts. The Educational Team Leader Community of Practice will meet via Zoom once each month for 1…
Two candidates remain in running for Frontier, Union 38 superintendent
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…
Local communities celebrate the Week of the Young Child
…and care. Brain Building in Progress Week is organized by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care, as well as funders and providers throughout the state. Barbara Finlayson said…