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Northfield Mount Herman School receives $50M bequest from late alum
01-25-2025 8:41 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GILL — Northfield Mount Hermon School announced Thursday that it received a $50 million bequest from the late John Mitchell, representing the largest donation received by the school and one of the largest given to an independent school in the country.

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State board sees no easy answers on cellphones in classrooms
01-30-2025 3:59 PM

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — Attorney General Andrea Campbell wants to stop students from using cellphones in schools, but education regulators seem unsure how far they should go — especially when that power lies not in the state’s hands, but with local school districts.


Therapeutic learning: J.S. Bryant School at Cummington Inn will serve LGBTQIA+ youth
01-28-2025 5:28 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

CUMMINGTON — J.S. Bryant School will welcome its first student body next September in the former Cummington Inn — offering a private school setting specifically aimed at welcoming LGBTQIA+ high schoolers struggling in their current academic environment.


Healey offering $2.5B higher ed infrastructure plan
01-22-2025 3:24 PM

By COLIN A. YOUNG

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey announced a plan Tuesday to pump at least $2.5 billion into facilities at the University of Massachusetts, state universities and community colleges by the middle of the 2030s.


Crocker Farm School’s Memory Pole project inspired by Indigenous peoples
01-02-2025 3:01 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — An illustrated strip of her life story shows her cats, the cello she practices, and an imaginative dragon, but commences with a depiction of woods.“I really like nature and being outside, so that’s why it starts with trees,” says Crocker...


Chalk Talk: Thank a teacher today: The educators from your past would love to hear from you
11-29-2024 9:55 AM

By ALLYSON SMITH

Throughout my 16-year educational career, I have been asked countless times to think about a memorable teacher. Any number of professors, administrators, and professional development instructors have asked this of participants to get at their...


Lander-Grinspoon BookFest bringing authors to the kids this weekend
11-08-2024 10:25 AM

By NAOMI SCULLY-BRISTOL

NORTHAMPTON — Children’s books open new worlds for young readers, letting them explore magical lands or gain a deeper understanding of their own communities. This year, Lander-Grinspoon Academy’s BookFest will celebrate children’s literature and give...


South Hadley clears key hurdle on way to construction of new school
11-07-2024 10:15 AM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — A proposal to construct a new Mosier Elementary School building is moving forward after the Massachusetts School Building Authority’s board of directors approved the project to begin its feasibility phase. “We’re pretty thrilled,”...


In lawsuit, Perrone says Easthampton School Committee wrong to rescind superintendent offer over ‘ladies’ controversy
10-31-2024 1:10 PM

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — Vito Perrone, whose 2023 offer to head Easthampton Public Schools was rescinded over his use of the word “ladies” in an email, is suing the city and the five members of the School Committee who voted to take back his offer.The lawsuit,...


Question 2: Should MCAS exam remain a graduation requirement?
10-21-2024 3:04 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — On Election Day, voters will have the opportunity to determine the future of high school graduation requirements in Massachusetts with a vote on Question 2.The measure, which has been spearheaded by the Massachusetts Teachers Association,...


Amhest elementary schools facing budget deficit
10-21-2024 8:54 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Amherst’s elementary schools are facing a potential deficit of up to $1.4 million in a $29.06 million fiscal year 2026 budget, as a budgetary freeze in the current fiscal year is being considered by school officials.Superintendent E. Xiomara...


Holyoke Community College joining esports wave
10-18-2024 8:35 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

HOLYOKE — “The whole athletic landscape is changing,” says Tom Stewart, director of athletics at Holyoke Community College, as he spoke about HCC’s newest sports team — of video gamers.Now that facilities and a coach have been secured, HCC is gearing...


New committees tackling public higher ed challenges
10-16-2024 6:25 PM

By ALISON KUZNITZ

With the higher education landscape shifting due to investments in free community college and financial aid, Massachusetts officials are honing in on quality and affordability concerns, infrastructure, and transfer credits through new...


Easthampton students, parents say new math program infringes on middle schoolers’ creative time
10-13-2024 10:16 AM

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — A new supplemental math program introduced this school year for middle and elementary school students at Mountain View School aimed at improving math comprehension in students is drawing complaints from some at the middle school who...


Frontier Regional School Committee backs existing homeschooler policy for extracurricular activities
10-10-2024 3:43 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — After hearing from more than a dozen speakers Tuesday night, as well as submitted written comments, Frontier Regional School’s policy regarding homeschooler participation in extracurricular activities will remain the same.Following...


South Hadley High School named a School of Recognition by state
10-09-2024 3:21 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — The Massachussetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has named South Hadley High School one of the 2024 Schools of Recognition for their improvements in attendance and academic performance over the past three years....


South Hadley awaits word from state on new school
10-08-2024 12:45 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — As the town awaits an invitation from the Massachusetts School Building Authority into the next phase of its school construction grant program, the state agency is estimating that future enrollment at a potential new Mosier Elementary...


Deerfield Academy event series helps students ‘learn across a political divide’
10-05-2024 11:22 AM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

DEERFIELD — Love them or hate them, political parties play a big role in American government. But how do they work? In a bipartisan educational effort, Massachusetts party leaders Amy Carnevale (Republican State Committee chair) and Steve Kerrigan...


School cellphone solutions: From locked pouches to bans, high schools are keeping mobile use out of classrooms
10-04-2024 5:33 PM

By ALEXA LEWIS

As students file out of Hampshire Regional High School at the end of the day, they have to make a quick stop at one of the many magnets mounted near the exits. These magnets serve as the “keys” to the Yondr pouches their cellphones remain locked in...


Free community college stirs ‘hope and possibility’; enrollment up 10K statewide
10-03-2024 4:44 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

Ten years ago, Sara Guttierez dropped out of college because she could not make the finances work.It was a hard, stressful decision, she recalled Wednesday, one that left her feeling “lost and uncertain” about the future. But today, Guttierez is back...


Making math visual: Easthampton testing novel program that focuses on trial and error rather than specific instructions
09-28-2024 5:01 PM

By ALEXA LEWIS

EASTHAMPTON — Computer puzzles, math skills and an animated penguin named JiJi come together with ST Math, a visual learning program being lauded across school districts for its interesting approach to math education.This school year JiJi arrived at...

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