After inquiring about the potential of other towns chipping in to pay for the education of children living on sovereign tribal land, the Aquinnah select board learned this week that the responsibility falls solely to the town.
Last week, six former students, now elders of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), gathered in the Aquinnah town hall to talk about the history of the Gay Head School and the impact it had on their lives.
The Tisbury School’s two-year, $81 million renovation and addition — the largest building project in town history — is drawing to a close, with classes set to resume Sept. 3.
Galaxy Gallery in Oak Bluffs, home of the nonprofit Martha’s Vineyard Center for the Visual Arts, celebrates the Island’s art teachers this month with a show by more than a dozen current and retired arts educators.
Administered by Martha’s Vineyard Community Services and funded by MVYouth, a new initiative is underway to increase the number of licensed home childcare programs on the Island.
A college student living on Chappaquiddick has co-founded a remote mentorship and activity program for schoolchildren. Payment is optional.