Education

Beauties to Behold

“Empowering young girls to become world class leaders”—that’s the motto of Beauties to Behold, a movement committed to turning inner-city girls into world class leaders through holistic leadership development. Jasmine Elizabeth is the founder and...

Financial Literacy for Women

The financial literacy test score for women with at least a bachelor’s degree is just 47%, according to a TIME Business article who quoted Mahnaz Mahdavi, director of the Center for Women and Financial Independence at Smith College. An upcoming conference on April 4,...

Wilbraham & Monson

Wilbraham & Monson Academy is sponsoring its second annual full-day academic conference, “The City,” on Friday, April 4, and Rodney LaBrecque, Head of School at Wilbraham & Monson Academy joins me to preview the day-long academic conference. Follow Wilbraham...

West Springfield’s New High School

The new $107 million West Springfield High School is officially done and Mayor Ed Sullivan talks about what this means to the community and also, the economic & environmental impact since it is LEED certified. Superintendent Dr. Russell Johnston talks about the...

Sustainability Club

When you think of college clubs, you may think of writing or drama or sports but there’s a club at Holyoke Community College that gives the opportunity for any ecologically minded student to become more involved in sustaining the world they live in. Club...

School Choice

National School Choice Week (@schoolchoicewk) is January 26th to February 1st and highlights the different schooling options available. It includes the popular public and private options, but we are going to learn about lesser known ones such as homeschooling, school...

UMass Comes to Springfield

UMass & Towersquare (owned by Mass Mutual) have formed a unique partnership in offering local citizens the opportunity to attend UMass right in downtown Springfield. The university will lease over 27,000 square feet on the 2nd floor of the building just in time...

Lower Pioneer Valley Early Learning Center

Lower Pioneer Valley Early Learning Center (LPVELC) is a childcare facility at the Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative, a vocational school that provides career and technical education to high school students. The LPV Early Learning Center is the first...

Gerena School Follow Up

Last season on Connecting Point, we brought you the series “Divided We Stand A Street in Our School” that focused on the Gerena School in Springfield’s North End. Recently, it was announced that the school had exited Level 4 status by successfully meeting...

School Safety

Connecting Point Contributor Carolee McGrath visits the Enfield Public School System to talk with parents and administrators about their decision to place armed guards in the schools. Enfield Public...