…promising sectors,” said Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley. The following school districts received awards: Atlantis Charter School – $41,250 Barnstable Public Schools – $26,576 Berkshire Hills Regional…
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Schools pivot to remote learning – Educators try to provide ‘normalcy in this abnormal time’ amid school closures
…classroom.” Means of learning have varied by school, according to the district’s Digital Literacy and Computer Science Coordinator Molly McLoughlin. The elementary schools primarily are using physical packets of prepared…
Success in School Linked to Summer Reading
…is greater for poorer kids, and the effect is cumulative,” said Chris Smith, executive director of Boston After School & Beyond, which works with Boston Public Schools to organize the…
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…children that address gaps for students with unique needs. CES also provides resources, teaching, evaluation and assistance to parents and families. Home E Search query for: blog blog tag…
In the big-kids school: Preschoolers welcomed into Sanderson Academy
…into two sunny new classrooms furnished with new preschool-sized chairs, tables, giant Legos and homemade play-dough. The preschoolers even have their own coat room, and restrooms furnished with small sinks…
Amherst schools receive $10K grant from Southern Poverty Law Center
…climates and educate youth to thrive in a diverse democracy,” according to the organization. At Fort River Elementary School last school year, sixth grade teacher Tim Austin started teaching a…
Sixteen schools in five Western MA school districts awarded Digital Connections Partnership Schools Grants
Western Massachusetts schools will receive just over $480,000 of the $3.8 million dollar Digital Connections Partnership Schools Grants awarded last week by the Baker-Polito Administration. Sixteen schools within Belchertown, Gill-Montague,…
Smith Academy principal leaving for bigger school
…and why I’m leaving,” Berrios said of the decision. “It’s strictly for growth.” With over a thousand students, John F. Kennedy Middle School in Enfield, Connecticut is much larger than…
Juuling in school: E-cigarette use prevalent among local youth
…Northampton High School freshman who said he doesn’t Juul. Max Shannon, a teenager from Amherst, estimates the number of high school-aged youth Juuling at around 50 percent. “I don’t know…
Gill-Montague school system seeks ways to address civil rights concerns
…several civil rights related incidents in the schools. Sullivan conceded the schools could do better at policing racially related harassment and other civil rights violations, and suggested hiring a second…