EASTHAMPTON — COVID-19 testing will be available to the public in Easthampton starting in December.The Easthampton Health Department has partnered...
AMHERST — Amherst’s state representative is calling on Gov. Charlie Baker to activate the Massachusetts National Guard, and possibly members of the...
BOSTON — The first MCAS tests administered in the COVID-19 era featured drops in scores “across the board,” the state’s education commissioner said...
Teachers on Monday plan to call on lawmakers to eliminate the requirement that students pass the MCAS exam in order to graduate and replace it with...
This year’s high school juniors would not need to take MCAS tests to graduate, under a plan put forward Thursday by Education Commissioner Jeff...
BOSTON – State education officials on Friday updated their planned MCAS testing schedule, pushing back exam dates for students in grades three...
AMHERST — Additional COVID-19 testing for symptomatic Amherst residents and town employees, in a drive-up format, takes place from 1 to 3 p.m...
AMHERST — Amherst residents and town employees who feel they may have symptoms associated with COVID-19 illness will have an opportunity to be...
NORTHAMPTON — Opposition to MCAS tests amid the COVID-19 pandemic is becoming more visible in communities in western Massachusetts.“It’s an...
HOLYOKE — The Holyoke Community College COVID-19 testing site — one of the few state-sponsored “Stop the Spread” testing locations in western...
HOLYOKE — Visits to the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home have been temporarily suspended after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.The...
AMHERST — The University of Massachusetts has identified a cluster of 13 students living off campus who have tested positive for COVID-19...