BUCKLAND, MA — Saying about 50,000 rural students attend public schools that are in “severe fiscal crisis,” Mohawk Superintendent Michael Buoniconti will ask the Massachusetts Rural Schools Coalition to review…
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Gail Healy retires after 39 years in Franklin County
…Elementary School in Greenfield from 1994 until the school closed in 2008. “It was an unbelievably amazing experience,” Healy said of her time at Four Corners. “People aren’t able to…
Special ed teacher now vice principal in Turners Falls
MONTAGUE — With just a few weeks under her belt as the new Vice Principal of Turners Falls High School and Great Falls Middle School, Kathi Smith said is adjusting…
Working toward a drug-free culture
…“sports, theater, respect, original, nice and giving.” It was an opportunity for leaders in their schools, from Greenfield Middle School to White Brook Middle School in Easthampton, to explain to…
My Turn: Our educational landscape: Charter schools’ negative impact in area
…schools, private schools, parochial schools, or home schooling. This means only 88 percent of the shrinking school population are attending regular (non-charter) public schools — a big reason our districts…
HEC Academy students gain new skills and explore college through DeMarino Scholarships
…Services (CES). HEC Academy in Northampton is an approved alternative special education high school and middle school managed by CES. Over the past decade, DeMarino scholarships have provided students at…
Pols take their cue from students
High school senior Augie Seuffert looked around the full circle in the school’s library, seeing mostly his peers and politicians. He offered his reflection. “I came in here thinking I…
Safe and Healthy Schools Summit draws educators in discussion of how to manage race, polarizing conversations in schools
…school communities to make schools feel safe, according Mary Custard, who is the dean of students at Amherst Regional High School and served on the planning committee for the event….
Mahar students learn a new way to communicate: sign language
RANGE — It was a chilly March day, and four Mahar students got together after school to do what many friends would — share snacks, chat about their lives and…
Greenfield High “acting” principal now full-time
GREENFIELD — When the school year rolls around, students and faculty will recognize a familiar face at the helm of the town’s high school. Karin Patenaude is the new principal…