Applicants for the $500 "Devil's advocate" scholarships are asked to describe a teacher who crushed your spirit...and made you hate" school.
"We are lucky enough to have a public school system in Salem that is really doing an exceptional job."
Teachers agreed to one-day furloughs, no wage increases and less professional development time to close a $3.1 million budget gap.
The state education department gave Massachusetts school districts cost estimates for the equipment they will need to reopen in the fall.
The board had initially cited coronavirus budget concerns for delaying tenure decisions for 28 professors at Salem State University.
Wood brings over 20 years of professional experience to this role, including 14 years as part of Viking athletics.
The virtual graduation ceremony is to be streamed live on Friday, June 12, 2020.
Salem officials still don't know if the state will require dramatic cuts to class size, as is already being required for summer programs.
Salem Principal Samantha Meier made the announcement in her daily video to students and families.
In a note to students, Salem State said it will also offer on-campus housing when the fall semester begins.
About 100 cars holding about 300 people took part in the procession that was organized by students.
The university plans to hold a full commencement ceremony at a later date.
They might not have a traditional graduation ceremony this year, but they've worked hard to get to this point. Here's to the class of 2020!
Salem schools are working hard to support their students during the coronavirus outbreak.
In addition to the virtual ceremony, Salem High School hopes to honor graduates this fall.
The school system also named Bates Elementary School assistant principal Gavin Softic principal of the school.
Massachusetts education officials said they will not require school districts to extend the school year into the summer.
Salem Public Schools said it will offer meal pickups to any child under 18 in an expansion if its meal program.
Massachusetts educators praised the state's decision to close schools for three weeks and continued work on coronavirus contingency plans
Salem Public Schools will receive up to $68,343 for three high schools and up to $20,589 for two middle schools.
The Salem Public Schools "community member", who has shown no symptoms, was asked to the self-quarantine after a trip abroad.
Salem State University is not requiring students to end study abroad programs early but will cover the cost of flight changes if they do.
Jack Welch, the businessman who made GE one of the world's most powerful companies, was a standout student and three-sport athlete in Salem.
Salem students can get $50 for participating in a partnership between the city and North Shore Community Health.
The school system is supplementing a new disinfecting program that had been put in place earlier this year.
Four students will move to the national finals in Washington D.C. Two received internships to attend the Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas.
Check out Patch's monthly round up of notable achievements by college students from Salem.
The new formula for state aid is aimed at helping school districts serving higher proportions of students from low-income families.
But the school district would also be required to increase local aid by 4.5% under the state's new education funding bill.
More than 600 teachers left Holyoke Public Schools during the five years Dr. Stephen Zrike, Salem's next superintedent, headed the district.
Dr. Stephen Zrike ended up being the school committee's top choice from a field of 31 candidates.
The school chose speakers around the theme of social justice.
The scholarships are offered to Salem students graduating this spring and entering college in the fall.
The Salem school committee has scheduled a series of community forums to introduce the four finalists.
NH Gov. Chris Sununu nominated Alexandria Peary, who has taught at Salem State since 2011.
The students were honored at the Alpha Omega Psi Induction Ceremony in October.
Most students will get report cards three days later than expected, thanks to a system upgrade for the software teachers use to input grades
In a letter to the editor, Salem resident Thomas Cahill questions why incumbents were re-elected, given problems in Salem Public Schools.
While the leak was stopped before the school needed to be evacuated, gas remains shut off and principals are monitoring the situation.
A Patch survey shows broad concern about the extent of bullying in schools and frustration that school policies don’t fully address it.