…in the 2015 academic year of the Ralph C. Mahar Regional School districts, which has averaged five cancellations per year over the past six years. Most of these cancellations have…
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Four interim school administrators named in Easthampton, including Kevin Burke at high school
EASTHAMPTON, MA – Superintendent Nancy Follansbee has appointed four interim administrators for the city’s schools, including an interim principal for the high school. Easthampton High School assistant principal Kevin Burke…
Leeds Elementary principal announces departure
…Holyoke and self-described “Holyoke guy,” he said he hopes to make an impact there. Many students leave the Holyoke Public Schools district for charter schools or school choice, he said….
Gateway Regional introducing free lunch at Chester Elementary and 2 new administrators
HUNTINGTON — One of Gateway Regional School District’s biggest changes for the upcoming school year will be at Chester Elementary School, where there will be such a thing as a…
Frontier, elementary school committees approve early release schedule
SOUTH DEERFIELD, MA — Students in the Frontier Regional and Union 38 School District will be going home a bit earlier on Fridays next year. The regional and elementary school…
New Whately Elementary principal greets kids for first day of school
…children could get an opportunity to meet her and explore their new classrooms. Students entering pre-kindergarten through sixth grade got to meet their teachers and instructional assistants, find their designated…
Student-Centered Programs Help Kids Feel Connected
…locations, now managing 18 different cutting edge after school programs, partnering with schools and districts. As recently as last year, CES partnered with Mahar Regional High School for the planning…
Northfield Elementary sees uptick in enrollment, adds teacher
…exiting sixth-graders last year, Desmarais anticipated having 175 students or less this year, and had arranged staffing levels based on that prediction back in May. However, with 18 new students…
No more homework? Greenfield elementary schools rethink approach
…their children read to them, practice math for a few minutes with flash cards or games, play outside or cook together in place of formal homework. “It encourages oral language…
Miguel Cardona chosen as Secretary of Education
…between New Haven and Hartford. Cardona and his wife, Marissa, a middle school family liaison, have two children who are students in Meriden schools. His father, Hector Cardona Sr., was…