by tjohnston | Dec 29, 2017 | Local News
ORANGE — The superintendent of schools for Ralph C. Mahar Regional School and Union 73 has proposed an agreement between the three school districts she oversees and the Pioneer Valley Regional School District to share administrative services as a way to save money....
by tjohnston | Dec 29, 2017 | Local News
DEERFIELD — District officials from Union 38 schools are calling on state legislators to uphold their end of the bargain and fully fund regional transportation costs. “I write to respectfully request your support of Massachusetts General Law Chapter 71, Section 16C,...
by tjohnston | Dec 18, 2017 | Local News
EASTHAMPTON — Ninth-grade students at Easthampton High School will no longer be called “freshmen.” Instead, they will be called “first years.” The change was approved by the School Committee as part of their acceptance of a new, revised...
by tjohnston | Dec 18, 2017 | Local News
AMHERST — Superintendent Michael Morris has been appointed for a three-year term to a statewide advisory council on racial imbalance in the commonwealth’s schools. The Racial Imbalance Advisory Council will advise the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education...
by tjohnston | Dec 14, 2017 | CES Stories, Local News
Turners Fall, MA — Work is beginning on Powertown in the 21st Century, a project that will provide all Turners Falls High School students with a 21st century education that is rooted in the local community and will prepare them for a bright future in spite of...