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By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
TURNERS FALLS — School Committee members got an inside look at the new veterinary sciences building at Franklin County Technical School last week.Principal Brian Spadafino guided the cohort of members through the 4,800-square-foot building on the...
By SAM DRYSDALE
After voters overwhelmingly cast their ballots to eliminate the requirement that high school students pass the MCAS exam in order to receive a diploma, the question of whether the state will pursue a new statewide standard in the exams’ place – and...
By GREG VINE
ROYALSTON – Royalston Community School fifth and sixth graders visited Town Hall Tuesday morning for a lesson in civics.Town Clerk Barbara Richardson and poll workers arranged to have the students participate in an election all their own. The...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – During a special meeting held virtually Tuesday night, the Athol Royalston Regional School Committee voted to raise the pay for substitute nurses and teachers.“We have been experiencing various difficulties getting substitutes into the...
By Carla CharterVisitors to the Petersham Historical Society on Oct. 26 from noon-4 p.m. will have the opportunity to see what education was like during the days of one-room schoolhouses. The society is located at 10 North Main St.It was decided to...
By DOMENIC POLI
ORANGE – An independent agency that prevents and detects fraud, waste and abuse of public funds and public property has informed the town it violated the law when disposing of surplus equipment and supplies and recommended ways to remedy the...
By CHRIS LARABEE
GREENFIELD — On Election Day, voters will have the opportunity to determine the future of high school graduation requirements in Massachusetts with a vote on Question 2.The measure, which has been spearheaded by the Massachusetts Teachers Association,...
By ALISON KUZNITZ
With the higher education landscape shifting due to investments in free community college and financial aid, Massachusetts officials are honing in on quality and affordability concerns, infrastructure, and transfer credits through new...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – The Athol Royalston Regional School District’s Community Night Out, which drew more than 1,000 people last year, is back and ready to go.The free event is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 24, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at O’Brien Field behind Athol...
By CHRIS LARABEE, MADISON SCHOFIELD, ANTHONY CAMMALLERI, ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN and DOMENIC POLI
The MCAS scores for 2024 have been released, showing that approximately 30.1% of Franklin County and North Quabbin students met or exceeded expectations, 48.5% partially met expectations and 21.5% did not meet expectations in the math and English...
By GREG VINE
GARDNER – Since the launch of the MassEducate and MassReconnect programs, Mount Wachusett Community College has seen a double digit increase in enrollment, reflecting a trend seen statewide.MassEducate expands on MassReconnect, which was announced...
By DOMENIC POLI
ORANGE – Trying to please a snobby, cynical restaurant critic might seem like a daunting task. But how about 1,200 growing children?That’s the daily reality for Katrina Bressani, the new food service director for the Ralph C. Mahar Regional and Union...
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 ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN and MADISON SCHOFIELD
Thanks to funding from the Massachusetts Office of Environmental Justice and Equity, Franklin County organizations will receive 21 of the total 213 air quality sensors being distributed statewide to help protect public health and fill in gaps in local...
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...
By SAM DRYSDALE
Students with cognitive disabilities and English language learners could stand to benefit the most from a ballot initiative that would “greatly diminish the state’s role as a gatekeeper to high school graduation,” and lower the stakes of statewide...
By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
ERVING – The Erving School Union 28 district is starting the school year with Shannon White-Cleveland as the new superintendent for K-6 students across New Salem, Wendell, Erving, Leverett and Shutesbury.White-Cleveland has around 30 years of...
By EMILEE KLEIN
AMHERST — Compared to her small high school in Southampton, N.Y., UMass’ large rural campus is a major change for freshman Bebe Willemse, yet once she arrived on campus last week, she couldn’t stop smiling.“I’m excited for really meeting a lot of new...
By ADA DENENFELD KELLY
TURNERS FALLS — As students settle in to the new school year at Franklin County Technical School, staff say they have exciting new options to look forward to.The 177 incoming ninth grade students will have the opportunity to explore 14 different...
By GREG VINE
ATHOL – Classes don’t begin until Wednesday, Aug. 28, but the Athol Royalston Regional School District got the school year started a week early with an event at Fish Park.Hundreds of students, staff, administrators, parents, community organizations –...
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