EASTHAMPTON, MA — In the face of another demonstration that drew about 200 people in advance of a School Committee meeting Tuesday night, school officials defended their actions in dealing with incidents of bullying and harassment at the school and vowed to keep...
BUCKLAND, MA — Because the state Department of Early Education and Care has decided to phase out its Inclusive Preschool Learning Environment grant program, the Mohawk Trail Regional School District will have to increase tuition rates and modify the district-funded...
BUCKLAND, MA — Agreement has been reached on conditions for closing the 22-year-old Heath Elementary School and tuitioning its students to the Hawlemont Regional School in Charlemont. The Heath Education Task Force and Mohawk’s Heath Ad Hoc Committee settled on...
GREENFIELD, MA — Standing on a stage full of middle school students from across the region, a dozen spoke about what it means to be “STRONG” — which stands for “sports, theater, respect, original, nice and giving.” It was an opportunity for leaders in their...
CONWAY, MA — A 14-member state Senate delegation got a blast about rural issues from nearly a dozen officials from the four western counties Tuesday. The legislators were taking a listening tour and began their day in the Conway Town Hall. Speakers from regional...
NORTHAMPTON — Students in the city’s elementary schools will see a major shift in the way they are taught in the coming academic year. The School Committee on Thursday unanimously approved Superintendent John Provost’s budget plan, which reduces educational support...
“In these dangerous times, where it seems the world is ripping apart at the seams, we can all learn how to survive … and (we) should reach out to each other and bond as a community, rather than hide from the terrors of life …” — Jonathon Larson,...
AMHERST — To get the best possible candidates and not rush a process that was already on a tight schedule, the Amherst-Pelham Regional and Union 26 school committees are postponing the search for a new superintendent to the fall. Committee members last week put the...
ORANGE, MA — The Orange Elementary, Ralph C. Mahar Regional and Petersham Center school districts will be able to examine regionalization with the help of $53,000 from the state. They will be among the eight school districts and 38 municipalities in Massachusetts...
WARWICK — The Franklin County Technical School students are no strangers to Warwick. Having replaced the ceiling fans in the Warwick Community School’s gymnasium last fall, the technical school’s electrical students are onto their next project: wiring the new Fire...
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