…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…
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Driving Through Mud: How Rural Mass. Schools Are Coping With Rising Transportation Costs
…have been declining in enrollment. Between 2008 and 2017, rural schools in the state lost 14 percent of their students. Fewer students translates to less funding overall from the state….
Franklin Tech, Mahar receive state Capital Skills Grants
…grant from the state will help the tech school to modernize its shop classes. “It was an honor to be able to be in a situation with our school to…
Holyoke voters being asked for $54 million to replace aging middle schools
…on Nov. 5 approve building two 550-student middle schools. The project would receive up to $75.8 million in funding from the Massachusetts School Building Authority, but residents would have to…
The brains behind computers: Family code night at Norris School in Southampton
…to make such as how to make slim foam. But, like many youngsters — and adults — Rylie, her sister Katherine, 10, and the students at William E. Norris School…
Schools pivot to remote learning – Educators try to provide ‘normalcy in this abnormal time’ amid school closures
NORTHAMPTON — With Massachusetts schools closed through at least April 7 as part of a state effort to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, school districts are adjusting to…
Hatfield taps 2 finalists for Principal position
HATFIELD — Principals at two elementary schools in Franklin County are finalists to become the next principal at Hatfield Elementary School beginning July 1. Conor Driscoll, principal at Gill Elementary…
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Home E Search query for: blog blog tag school funding ( Page 23 ) Inspired Learning CES After School programs are offered in communities across Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden Counties….
The people’s principal: Jackson Street School leader says goodbye after three decades in district
…School, but she didn’t give much thought to how long she would stay in the position. Twenty-four years later, she’s retiring as the school’s principal at the end of the…
When Your Remote Classroom Is Your Car: How Some Rural Students Without Broadband Are Connecting
…So in order to do school work she has to drive to a WiFi hotspot. Most weekdays, she spends about three hours at this school parking lot. “It kind of…