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By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Two Greenfield teachers have been recognized as 2023 Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Award winners.Deborah Richerson, a kindergarten teacher at Federal Street School, and Shannon Eaton, a sixth grade English language arts teacher at...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — School and town officials have sent Gov. Maura Healey a letter urging her to fund an annual appropriation of $60 million directed entirely at rural and declining-enrollment schools.“Now is the time to act. The state has considerable...

By COLIN A. YOUNG

School districts could be facing a fiscal cliff when pandemic-era federal funds run out and “are either going to need to develop those wings or prepare for a pretty significant fiscal crash,” former Education Secretary James Peyser said last week.The...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — As the Mohawk Trail and Hawlemont regional school districts finish creating their proposed budgets ahead of a pair of public hearings, administrators have begun meeting with town officials to hear their thoughts.Superintendent Sheryl...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Moments after a unanimous vote Thursday morning by the University of Massachusetts board of trustees naming him the chancellor-elect for the flagship campus, Javier Reyes offered his appreciation for being selected in both English and then...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — Following the previous week’s public hearing and feedback from town officials, Pioneer Valley Regional School District administrators presented a revised budget for fiscal year 2024, with reduced town assessments, which was approved...

By CHRIS LARABEE

The Pioneer Valley, Union 38 and Frontier regional school districts surprised teachers in the last week with Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Awards in recognition of their efforts in helping students succeed in the classroom and beyond.Pioneer...

By STEVEN C. SHAREK

It’s no longer a secret that Massachusetts vocational-technical and agricultural high schools are a great option for students of all backgrounds who want to learn a trade and pursue a career. Unfortunately, there simply isn’t enough space in these...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — With one principal already appointed, the Pioneer Valley Regional School District is taking on two principal searches in Northfield and seeking candidates for an expanded administrator role.After five months as interim, Cynthia Schultz...

By DOMENIC POLI and JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — Erving School Union 28 presented a proposed $3.8 million budget for fiscal year 2024 to the town’s Selectboard and Finance Committee for review during Monday’s joint meeting.The five-member School Committee had voted unanimously on the third...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — A new face will be joining Stoneleigh-Burnham School this summer, when Laurie Lambert takes over as head of school.In July, Lambert will succeed Head of School Stephanie Luebbers, who announced her resignation in the fall. Luebbers, whose...

By DOUG SELWYN

With a hint of spring in the air (knowing there may well be more winter lurking) it can only mean one thing: The ritual abuse of our children that are the MCAS tests is only a month away. I am writing this now to make it clear that while the schools...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Local leaders in education recently joined others from across the country in Washington D.C. to meet with state and federally elected officials to advocate for the region’s needs. Greenfield Community College President Michelle Schutt...

By SYDNEY KO

BOSTON — The number of students choosing to attend post-secondary education in Massachusetts has dropped significantly, a trend that started nearly a decade ago and has only been exacerbated during the pandemic.“The pandemic’s impact and the rising...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — Pioneer Valley Regional School District officials laid out their proposed fiscal year 2024 budget on Thursday, with town officials and school staff urging them to continue to “sharpen their pencils” ahead of next week’s vote.Director of...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — In response to discipline data from the 2021-2022 school year, the Greenfield School Department has been identified as one of 42 school districts in the state to participate in the multi-year Rethinking Discipline Initiative through the...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — After an extensive review process with families, teachers and administrators, the ad hoc subcommittee tasked with re-envisioning how the district uses its buildings has forwarded its recommendation to the School Committee for a vote to...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — After 16 years at its helm, Judith Roberts is retiring as executive director of The Literacy Project. Roberts, 72, will transition out of the role in June to allow time for a new person to step in. “Even though I very, very much love this...

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — As educators and policymakers alike are learning to navigate a world in which artificial intelligence can write both high school essays and legislation, some in Massachusetts have embraced the new, controversial technology with open arms.But...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Two higher education leaders from the Midwest are finalists to succeed Kumble R. Subbaswamy as chancellor at the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts. In an email to the campus community on Wednesday, search committee Chair...