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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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

By SAM DRYSDALE

As scores on statewide standardized tests rolled in Tuesday, revealing that students are still struggling from pandemic-related learning losses, education officials contemplated an overhaul of the state’s accountability system – against the backdrop...

We, the members of the Northampton School Committee, voted unanimously at our Sept. 12 meeting to endorse a “yes” vote on Ballot Question 2 and the elimination of the state test, MCAS, as a graduation requirement. We submit to you the entirety of our...

By SAM DRYSDALE

The program meant to give students a head start on their college enrollment is expanding, which officials say will save students money, make them more likely to attend college than their peers and increase lifelong earning potential.University of...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — A new financial aid initiative announced by Deerfield Academy will see all qualifying families earning less than $150,000 pay $0 in tuition and fees at the private school.The move, announced publicly by the school last week alongside an...

By EMILEE KLEIN

NORTHAMPTON — As the number of antisemitic incidents began to pile up for some Jewish students at Northampton High School last school year — the complaints were far-ranging, from using “Zionist” and “Jew” interchangeably to telling Jewish and Israeli...

By JIM DANKO

SPRINGFIELD — When he’s teaching theater or English at Springfield Technical Community College, professor Phil O’Donoghue draws from his own experience as a student who struggled with a learning disability and battled anxiety in the classroom....

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — In an increasingly polarized country, schools have often become battlegrounds for issues relating to free speech and academic freedoms.As the nation prepares for the presidential election — amid continued fallout from college campus...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — After a protracted battle between the city and the Northampton Association of School Employees union regarding staff cuts in this year’s school budget, the Northampton Public School district may be getting some much-needed additional...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School’s planned expansion to a second campus is continuing with the acquisition of a two-story, 80,000-square-foot building at 300 Venture Way.The school recently finalized the $7.15 million deal to...

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — The Select Board approved adding an adjustment counselor at Micheal E. Smith Middle School using 0pioid settlement funds to prevent drug and alcohol use among youth but not without push back from board members about the sustainability...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton Education Foundation has announced more than $60,000 in annual grants for various programs in the Northampton public schools, as well as announcing a new plan for distribution of its endowment grants. Rather than give an...

By COLIN A. YOUNG

University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan has been closely watching the spate of higher education closures, and said in an interview over the weekend that UMass has a strategy he hopes will spare it from the same concerning demographic shift...