…substance use. The Collaborative is partnering with the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office and Hampshire HOPE, the regional opioid prevention coalition. Funding will launch the LifeSkills prevention curriculum, an evidence-based program…
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Charter school debate looms over raising state caps
…a year reviewing how the finances of charter school funding work because they were interested in how it affects the local Northampton district. Riddle retired from being principal of the…
Gov. Baker agrees to major spending increase in his final budget
…supports tax relief efforts and delivers investments in a variety of key areas of state government including significant increases in education funding in both the K through 12 and higher…
Anti-bias training gears up in Amherst regional school system
…initially at a cost of $40,000 with 75% is being covered through grant funding identified by Mary Kiely, the district’s curriculum administrator, and the remaining $8,000 from a gift from…
National Endowment for the Arts award will support local arts integration program for girls in the juvenile justice system
…funding announcement for fiscal year 2017. Included in this announcement is an Art Works award of $30,000 to the Collaborative for Educational Services to give girls in the juvenile justice…
At state budget hearing at GCC, school officials share unique challenges faced by rural districts
…level, though, legislators, school officials and community members from up and down the Pioneer Valley honed in on one of the most important local education issues: rural school funding. In…
More state aid for rural schools this year
…is a funding source separate from Chapter 70 aid and intended to supplement school aid. School districts that qualify for Rural School Aid have fewer than 21 students per square…
Area lawmakers active in crafting landmark education bill
BOSTON — It was a joyous atmosphere on Beacon Hill Wednesday as the state Legislature unanimously passed the $1.5 billion Student Opportunity Act school funding bill. And western Massachusetts lawmakers…
White House Hosts Summit on Early Childhood Education
Washington D.C. – Today the White House announced $1 billion in funding in government, public and private support for early childhood education programs, including $750 million in federal investments for…
Afterschool and Out-of-School Programs Woefully Underfunded
A release from the office of State Senator Brendan Crighton: The Legislature’s Afterschool and Out-of-School Time (ASOST) Coordinating Council has found that years of underfunding have left too many Massachusetts…