Absolutely! Our first kiddo is in kindergarten and I'd say about 1/3 of the kids in his class have same sex parents.

Most of the districts post on schoolspring and positions will start opening up in March/April when the school's start finalizing budgets.

For info on the license reqs DESE is your go to site.

In MA she will eventually have to get her Master's but she'll be able to teach for 5 years without one (and can apply for an extension after that), as long as she meets the other reqs.

Welcome to the Pioneer Valley, my wife and I were able to move back out here a couple of years ago and love it. She's a 1st grade teacher and she enjoys it out here compared to where she was before.

Adding the New England Trail if you're looking at Western Mass

If you call pest control in Massachusetts and they get an animal from your property they have to kill it due to the risk of disease among other factors. I got my fur trapping permit this year because I got tired of paying people to come grab various animals from ripping out the insulation in my office and chuck them in a back lot somewhere. At least now I'm able to harvest the fur and parts of value during the trapping season...and yes you can eat all of the fur bearers in Massachusetts with beaver on top of that list.