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Mom files petition to strike high-stakes MCAS
07-28-2023 3:33 PM

By Sam Drysdale

BOSTON — Someone has officially filed a petition to put on the statewide ballot the question of whether students should be required to pass a standardized test in order to graduate — but it wasn’t the state’s large teacher’s union, which has been...


Bills look to ensure ‘sustainable future’ for rural schools
07-23-2023 9:24 AM

By CHRIS LARABEE

Legislators, education association representatives, and school and town officials were briefed late last week on bills proposing to codify numerous recommendations to ensure the long-term sustain ability of rural schools.Bills H.3567 and S.2388,...


‘Reaching for the Stars’: Daughter commissions Easthampton mural in honor of her mother
07-21-2023 5:08 PM

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — Growing up during the violent and corrupt patriarchal regime known as “Trujillato” in the Dominican Republic, the late Elena María Candelario Cáceres was forced to flee to the United States at 22 years old with just $40 to her...


Hampshire County’s four colleges add $1.5B to state economy yearly 
07-13-2023 8:08 AM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The four private colleges in Hampshire County generate an annual economic impact of more than $1.5 billion to the Massachusetts economy, including more than 8,000 jobs, according to a report released by the Association of Independent...


Literacy Project lands experienced leader to replace Roberts
07-02-2023 1:01 PM

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — After 26 years of holding leadership positions in philanthropy and education, Colleen Kucinski will bridge those skill sets in her new role as The Literacy Project’s executive director. “I’m really excited,” Kucinski said. “I still have a...


Hampshire Regional school committees question nursing director hire
06-30-2023 12:20 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

WESTHAMPTON — A week after the five school committees for the Hampshire Regional School District rejected Superintendent Diana Bonneville’s recommended choice for assistant superintendent, the school’s chief again came under fire regarding another...


Legislature urged to adopt permanent school meals program
06-29-2023 1:06 PM

By MARY BYRNE

Dozens of superintendents, including a handful from Hampshire and Franklin counties, have signed a letter to lawmakers urging them to make permanent the universal meals program School Meals for All, rather than just extend it for another year.“Being a...


Interim superintendent in Easthampton officially on board, inks $157K deal
06-27-2023 4:43 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — Maureen F. Binienda will take the helm as the interim superintendent of the city’s schools starting Saturday after she signed a one-year contract late last week that will pay her $157,000.The School Committee’s decision to hire a...


Posts on transgender athletes sink Faginski-Stark’s candidacy for top post at Hampshire Regional schools
06-25-2023 5:51 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

WESTHAMPTON — During an emotional virtual meeting Thursday night, the leading candidate for an assistant superintendent job at Hampshire Regional School District apologized for controversial Facebook posts about transgender athletes that emerged when...


Student project shines light on ‘alternate perspective’ of Deerfield history
06-25-2023 10:04 AM

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Native American history is a standard element of the fourth grade curriculum. However, with Deerfield celebrating its 350th anniversary this year, Jennifer Smith’s class went one step further.Throughout the year, Smith’s students at...


Guest columnist Ben Tobin: Just saying ‘student-centric’ isn’t enough
06-24-2023 7:00 AM

By BEN TOBIN

The world of education is rife with feel-good messages and jargon: growth mindset, whole child, inquiry-based, social-emotional learning.The learning will be rigorous and catered to the individual while also still meeting the requirements of state...


Holyoke mayor: No tax increase for new middle school
06-22-2023 3:55 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

HOLYOKE — Mayor Josh Garcia, assisted by several Holyoke city and school officials, provided more details at a Thursday press conference on the city’s $85.5 million plan to construct a new middle school to replace the outdated William R. Peck...


Some Hampshire Regional students upset over assistant superintendent candidate
06-21-2023 6:16 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

WESTHAMPTON — With signs advocating for an “inclusive” learning environment and Taylor Swift blasting in the background, a small group of students gathered outside of Hampshire Regional Superintendent Diana Bonneville’s office after finals concluded...


Healey leading new push for sex ed updates
06-21-2023 5:46 PM

By Sam Drysdale and Sophie Hauck

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey moved Wednesday to update the state’s sex education guidelines for the first time in 24 years. The updates are “inclusive, medically accurate and age appropriate,” Healey said at a State House press conference about the...


Amherst elementary students lead charge for Indigenous Peoples’ Day
06-19-2023 4:09 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

AMHERST — Seven years ago, middle school students helped usher in change to make Amherst the first community in the state to formally ditch Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples’ Day.This year, a group of Fort River Elementary School...


Effort to recall Easthampton School Committee chair falls short of required signatures
06-14-2023 3:23 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The effort to recall School Committee Chairperson Cynthia Kwiecinski has fallen short as the petition did not garner enough signatures before the deadline expired last Thursday.For more than two weeks, several residents were stationed...


Easthampton School Committee selects experienced superintendent to lead district on interim basis
06-13-2023 4:06 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — After less than one hour of discussion, the School Committee unanimously voted Monday night to offer a one-year interim superintendent job to the current leader of the Quaboag Regional School District who once oversaw the Worcester...


Students focus on peers’ struggles: Getting to Y pilot program at Easthampton High seeks to address concerns raised in health survey
05-31-2023 4:37 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — A yearlong pilot program called “Getting to Y” is helping a group of city high school students gain a better understanding of what their peers are going through when it comes to a variety of health-related concerns, ranging from suicidal...


Shifting landscape may finally lift sex ed bill in Massachusetts
05-30-2023 4:10 PM

By Sam Drysdale

BOSTON — Over the past decade, the Senate has passed a bill that would remodel what sex education looks like in Massachusetts on four occasions — but House Democrats have never taken it up.With a new governor who may be more amenable to the measure...


A higher ed game-changer?: Could MassReconnect change college education in Massachusetts? Experts say yes
05-28-2023 12:31 PM

By Naylynn Tañón Reyes, Swaha Bhattacharya, and Tint Tha Ra Wun

NORTHAMPTON — Chuck Bayliss, now an Ada Comstock scholar at Smith College, started her own woodworking business in 2006 in Leeds via a trade program at Seattle Central Community Colleges in downtown Seattle. Due to health concerns, however, Bayliss...

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