Education The district was first designated as chronically underperforming in 2015. Now, it will return to local control July 1. The Mayor of Holyoke Joshua A. Garcia and Superintendent/receiver Anthony Soto at a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education meeting in October. (Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff) Holyoke Public Schools will officially return to local control … Read more
Education Senate President Karen Spilka said she hopes to get legislation in front of Governor Maura Healey before the start of the school year. FILE – A student uses their cell phone after unlocking the pouch that secures it from use during the school day at Bayside Academy, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, in San Mateo, … Read more
Local News More training for staff members and an outside audit of the district’s onboarding practices were some of the announced changes. Needham Superintendent Daniel Gutekanst. Blake Nissen/The Boston Globe Changes are coming to Needham Public Schools after three employees were charged with child porn possession in recent months. In March, middle school teacher Michael … Read more
CNN — At some middle and high schools in the United States, 1 in 4 teens report they’ve abused prescription stimulants for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder during the year prior, a new study found. “This is the first national study to look at the nonmedical use of prescription stimulants by students in middle and high … Read more