AMHERST — While only Fort River Elementary School has been accepted into the eligibility period for the Massachusetts School Building Authority, Amherst school officials are committed to making sure the…
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New Whately Elementary principal greets kids for first day of school
WHATELY — Instead of champagne and a Ryan Seacrest broadcast, students and guardians rang in a new year at Whately Elementary School with Hoodsie ice cream cups and flute music…
Tech school adds college-prep, AP courses
TURNERS FALLS, MA — Classes started this week at Franklin County Technical School for the 38th time, but for the first time with advanced college placement classes. The Technical School…
‘We don’t come with the house’ FCTS students built Erving home with help from GSB Foundation
…going to be a legacy for this school.” The bank established Franklin Technical School Building Society Inc. after Ken Vautrin, one of the carpentry instructors at the school, approached President…
Warwick Community School Improv Club puts creativity to test with annual performance
WARWICK — Warwick Community School students let their imaginations run wild on Tuesday, pretending to be animals and creating spontaneous stories during an Improv Club performance at Town Hall. The…
School suspensions don’t work. It’s time for something better.
Cindy sits across from me in what is now called The Justice Center at Turners Falls High School in Montague, about 20 miles north of Amherst. The room is brightly…
Afterschool and Out-of-School Programs Woefully Underfunded
…children without access to the afterschool and summer learning programs that would help them reach their fullest potential. In a comprehensive report, Recommendations of the Afterschool and Out-Of-School Time Coordinating…
Excellence In Education: Living our Guiding Principles Awards – February and March winners announced
…Region: Sharyn Chamberlain, Teaching Coordinator at Kennedy School This year Sharyn became the Teaching Coordinator at Kennedy School, and before that she taught for twelve years in DYS schools in…
Franklin County schools, public and private, plan for COVID-19
…one to a short video. She said she wants everyone to be as informed as possible. Mayor Roxann Wedegartner said she will be meeting with other town leaders, including the…
Despite Claims, PVCICS is Not a Model of Integrated K-12 Public Education
…Superintendent, Belchertown Public Schools Allison LeClair, Superintendent, Easthampton Public Schools Darius Modestow, Interim Superintendent, Frontier Regional and Union 38 School Districts Michael Sullivan Superintendent, Gill-Montague Regional School District Sheryl Stanton…