education

Supporters of responsible gun ownership were among the 150 people who rallied outside Town Hall on Saturday to demand an end to gun violence.

Brazilian candidate will teach Portuguese as a temporary non-immigrant, a first for the district.

“We are in an absolute crisis,” English teacher Page Martineau said.

Barnstable Police Supervisor of School Resource Officers: "We're going to learn things from what happened in Texas — where the weak points were, and where we can improve in our district."

In front of an audience of classmates and families, two seventh graders at Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School are standing at a podium, singing a solemn song in Hebrew.

"Every single teacher in our school system has an English learner in their classroom," says ELL director Leah Palmer. "Our mission is to provide language access and equity to all of Martha's Vineyard."

Joe Maruszczak begins as superintendent of Sandwich public schools on July 1.

"I think my science background has helped navigate the COVID environment," Ahern tells CAI. "It's not all driven by science. I think we also need to be taking into consideration the human aspect and the social sciences."

The state’s Department of Elementary and secondary Education held a hearing to gather input about the Innovators Charter School. If approved, the school would enroll more than 700 students from Fall River and New Bedford in grades 6-12.

Students recently returned to school, for what will be their third year trying to learn amid a pandemic.Many things have improved this year, but there are still obstacles: classes are fully in person, but the virus is still present.