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By KEVIN HODGSON

I typed in: “How will ChatGPT change the way teachers are teaching writing in the classroom?” and clicked the “submit” button. Within seconds, words scrolled across the screen from ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chat tool:“ChatbotGPT is a variant...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

WHATELY — While winter’s warmest days remind us that our climate’s future could be bleak, the future generation reminds us that it may not have to be.Stephanie Apanell’s fourth grade class at Whately Elementary School joined forces with Amherst’s...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — Reptile specialists visiting Franklin County Technical School relished watching grimaces turn into smiles Thursday afternoon as students got acquainted with their cold-blooded critters.“Everybody’s scared of a snake,” said Brenda...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — Amid ongoing contract negotiations, teachers criticized the School Committee’s potential cessation of Erving Elementary School’s “music and movement” program during Tuesday’s meeting, adding another layer of tension between the parties.Former...

 By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — The School Department started the school year with 158 fewer students than last fall, making for one of the sharpest declines in enrollment the district has seen in recent history, according to enrollment data for the past decade. Between...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Ralph C. Mahar Regional School held one of its semiannual science fairs this week, with projects explaining everything from ice melt corrosion, to sleep’s effect on mood, to the impact of the meat and dairy industries.Chemistry teacher...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Reports of disciplinary incidents at Greenfield Middle School and Greenfield High School are down significantly this school year, compared to the same period last year, according to school officials.“I think administratively, we would...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — As the Frontier Regional and Union 38 school districts continue the diversity, equity and inclusion work that started three years ago, they are prepared to undergo an “equity audit” to examine how it can provide an equitable...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Each year, the graduating senior girls of Frontier Regional School would walk across the street to join Principal Martha “Marti” Barrett for a traditional tea time at her home.“She used to invite the graduating girls to her house for...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The local Upward Bound program that in 2021 moved from Northfield Mount Hermon School to Greenfield Community College announced on Tuesday that a lack of federal funding is forcing its closure after roughly 55 years of serving...

By CHRIS LARABEE

BERNARDSTON — As the Pioneer Valley Regional School District charts its future through its own “Year of Learning” initiative and a regionalization planning board examines the feasibility of merging districts, Superintendent Patricia Kinsella is...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Tuesday’s dismissal bell marked the end of students’ first week learning inside Fisher Hill Elementary School’s new 50,000-square-foot addition, and teachers and staff say the youngsters are adapting to the new digs.“The kids seem to like it....

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — A foreign language scholarship that was established in 2017 to support Frontier Regional School students has grown, thanks to an additional bequest from a local family.Each year, the Charles Mark Foreign Language Scholarship awards...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — The Literacy Project was recently awarded $653,616 for each of the next five years by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, representing a 12% increase over the nonprofit’s last round of funding from the department.“We...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — After around five years of advocacy, Franklin County Technical School’s aviation program is ready for takeoff within the next two years with help from a $4.2 million state grant.Superintendent Rick Martin accepted the award, which was...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Significant financial support from the Legislature and solid student enrollment means operations at the University of Massachusetts are returning to pre-pandemic levels, while at the same time allowing $60 million in building projects to be...

By CARLA CHARTER

In 1795, Samuel Adams, governor of Massachusetts at the time, signed the charter that created New Salem Academy, making it the ninth academy in the country, according to Daniel Hammock, a member of New Salem Academy’s Class of 1968 and an academy...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — After receiving a major state grant, Franklin County Technical School will begin holding night classes that prioritize helping unemployed and underemployed adult students this fall.The program is made possible by Massachusetts’ Career...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — After a challenging year staffing-wise for the district, new leadership will take the helm this fall at Greenfield Middle School and Newton School.Meanwhile, the district continues to accept applications for some unfilled positions,...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — It was in March 2020 when the western world was starting to feel the squeeze of COVID-19 and one of Laurie MacLeod’s family members suggested a Zoom pizza party.“And I said, ‘What’s Zoom?” she recalled Tuesday. MacLeod, like millions of...