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Massachusetts statewide school mask order coming

Posted on Wednesday, August 25th, 2021 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Kate Lannon, State House News Service
Date: 8/24/2021
Link: Complete Article

Massachusetts statewide school mask order coming

BOSTON — Massachusetts is poised to start its third pandemic-influenced academic year with a mask mandate in place across K-12 schools, after a 9-1 vote Tuesday by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Education Commissioner Jeff Riley said the mandate he plans to impose will require all students and staff to wear masks indoors… [Read More]

Filed Under: State/National News Tagged With: COVID-19, Education, K-12 Schools, mask mandate

Area parents share concerns about school reopening plans

Posted on Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Fritz and others, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 9/6/2020
Link: Complete Article

Area parents share concerns about school reopening plans

With some families favoring remote instruction for their children, others favoring a return to in-person education and still others hoping for a hybrid of the two, there seems to be no one-size-fits-all method for returning to school this fall amid the challenges sparked by the pandemic. Greenfield Recorder reporters asked parents from local school districts… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Athol-Royalston Regional School District, COVID-19, Franklin County Technical School, Frontier Regional and Union 38, Gill-Montague Regional School District, Greenfield Public Schools, Hawlemont Regional School, Mohawk Trail Regional School District, Pioneer Valley Regional School District, Ralph C. Mahar Regional School

Graduating During the Pandemic

Posted on Tuesday, May 26th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Byrne, Poli, Fritz, DeLuca, Marcus, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 5/24/2020
Link: Complete Article

Graduating During the Pandemic

When schools first closed in mid-March, seniors across the county weren’t sure when or if they would be returning to classes to finish up their final semester, making for a unique senior year. “Nothing like this has happened in a long, long time,” said Andrew Logan, 18, a senior at Frontier Regional School in South Deerfield, referring to… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: COVID-19, Franklin County Technical School, Frontier Regional School, Greenfield High School, Pioneer Valley Regional School, Ralph C. Mahar Regional School, Seniors 2020, Turners Falls High School

High School Seniors Are ‘Making Lemonade out of Lemons’ With Graduations Online, at Drive-Ins and on Racetracks

Posted on Friday, May 15th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Katie Reilly, Time
Date: 5/14/2020
Link: Complete Article

High School Seniors Are ‘Making Lemonade out of Lemons’ With Graduations Online, at Drive-Ins and on Racetracks

Briauna Leonard graduated from high school at home wearing pajamas and sitting at her kitchen table beside her cat, Mr. Pickles, watching the salutatory address that she recorded a week earlier in an almost empty auditorium. “It was a little heartbreaking, honestly, to work your way up for 12 years, and you look forward to… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News, National News Tagged With: COVID-19, Graduation, high school, high school seniors, Pioneer Valley Regional School, virtual graduation

Schools Closed In Massachusetts Until At Least April 7th

Posted on Monday, March 16th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: news staff, WROR
Date: 3/15/2020
Link: Complete Article

Schools Closed In Massachusetts Until At Least April 7th

Part of the restrictions Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker imposed on the state on Sunday evening was a statewide closure of all schools in the Bay State. The Governor said that school districts were working to find alternative methods of learning for students while they are out. “We understand that many districts rely on school buildings… [Read More]

Filed Under: State/National News Tagged With: closures, COVID-19, Governor Charlie Baker, Schools School Districts

Franklin County schools, public and private, plan for COVID-19

Posted on Tuesday, March 10th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Anita Fritz, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 3/8/2020
Link: Complete Article

Franklin County schools, public and private, plan for COVID-19

School superintendents across Franklin County are doing like everyone else when it comes to COVID-19: trying not to overreact while doing everything they can to keep their students, teachers and staff safe. As more reports came in last week that cases of the novel coronavirus had reached 13 states across the United States, superintendents sent… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Franklin County school districts, Health, public health

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