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By TANISHA BHAT

The region’s paraeducators could receive additional support from the federal government when it comes to recruitment, training and retention as part of a bill proposed in Congress by Sen. Ed Markey.The bill — called the Preparing and Retaining All...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Some two dozen aspiring nurses spent Monday morning rubbing elbows with four of the region’s top politicians, where they were able to ask what they could do to drum up support for single-payer health care to how to better protect medical...

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — The sound from the high school’s music room Tuesday morning echoed down the halls with more volume than usual.South Hadley High School’s concert band currently consists of 12 people, three of whom play trumpet. Nathan Manly is one of...

By PEMA LATSHANG

Over the past three years, it’s become clear just how essential teachers are to the everyday lives of the western Massachusetts community. In remote and hybrid settings they were there for us throughout the pandemic, with many stepping up to do this...

By DOUG SELWYN

We are now a month away from MCAS season, and I urge readers to learn more about the Thrive Act, which would end the MCAS as a graduation requirement, would end district receivership, and would establish a commission to develop an assessment system...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON – After dropping out of high school, Easthampton resident Peter Morris, now 32 years old, went on to work for years at the Daily Hampshire Gazette’s distribution center, then Friendly’s for a couple of years, before going on disability to...

By MADDIE FABIAN

WESTHAMPTON — As Hampshire Regional School District teachers approach five months of working without a contract, over 115 community members showed up to an online forum Thursday night in support of the union’s fight for a new deal.The forum was held...

By JOE COURCHESNE

If you’ve been near a high school for any significant amount of time in the last 10 years, you’ve likely encountered the often abstract idea of “early college.” It’s certainly an important buzzword in education these days, but what is it exactly? Does...

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School scans old rosters for this year’s January’s Guest Artist Series, hiring seven alumni to bring their skills and knowledge of dance back home in a series of 11 workshop classes.Rather than...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A debate is brewing between a group of legislators calling for a lottery system to determine who gets into vocational schools statewide and the state association of administrators that represents those schools who believe changing the...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton Education Foundation has announced its latest round of grants for the city’s school district and vocational school, featuring projects including a new 3-D mapping program, a course in speculative fiction and a celebration...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With Frontier Regional School’s “As Schools Match Wits” team earning a national tournament nod, it is looking to the community for a little help in getting to Illinois.After a strong performance at the Mayflower Cup tournament at...

By EDEN MOR

Opponents of using the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test as a high school graduation requirement suggest there are better ways to measure student achievement should voters get an opportunity remove the requirement in November 2024.In...

By JAMES PENTLAND

HOLYOKE — Receiver/Superintendent Anthony Soto is recommending that the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education begin the process of releasing the school district from receivership after more than eight years under state control.In a...

By CHRIS LISINSKI and SAM DRYSDALE

HOLYOKE — At Holyoke Community College this fall, 3,706 students are enrolled and receiving credits for classes they are taking. That’s a 4.4% increase over the 3,550 students at the college in the fall of 2022.The jump in enrollment mirrors what is...

By CHRIS LARABEE

AMHERST — As the holiday season comes to a close in the next few weeks, students from Deerfield Elementary School’s Out-of-School-Time Program have gotten into the giving spirit themselves.Earlier this month, students put together small, handmade...

By PHYLLIS KEENAN

The promise of Massachusetts’ community colleges is high quality, affordable education that’s accessible to everyone. At Greenfield Community College, where I’m a professor, our goal is to ensure there’s opportunity available for all residents,...

By Maddie Fabian

EASTHAMPTON — State Rep. Daniel Carey, D-Easthampton, is the 2023 Legislator of the Year for the Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC).Each year, MASC recognizes a state senator and a state representative for their contributions to...

By KEVIN HODGSON

The moment he steps into the classroom, his beard attracts attention. It couldn’t be otherwise, really, given the length, depth and visibility of it.Even the shyest students are intrigued, as they pepper him with questions such as how long it has...

By MADDIE FABIAN

WESTHAMPTON — Citing “half-truths, rumors, and gossip” surrounding her superintendency and “personal attack as modus operandi,” Superintendent Diana Bonneville announced her resignation, effective June 30, 2024, in an email sent to Hampshire Regional...