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Middle schooler presented first ever Bobby Garten Memorial Award
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) – Ben Bronz Academy has named a special middle school award in honor of fallen Detective Robert “Bobby” Garten, an alum of the school. Education Director Christina Lamphere said Garten was an active student when he attended the academy as a fifth and sixth grader from 1999 to 2001. “He had […]
Springfield School Committee approves contract for interim superintendent
SPRINGFIELD — The School Committee approved the pact that will allow Michelle Balch to serve as interim superintendent until a contract with Sonia Dinnall, who was chosen to be the city’s next school leader can be finalized. The committee voted 7-0 Tuesday to approve the contract for Balch,...
We offer our thanks to the quiet classroom heroes of our public schools (Editorial)
The 21 distinguished teachers honored last month by the Harold Grinspoon Charitable Foundation are not so much stars of their profession as constellations, putting to work a bevy of attributes that allow them to shine. The interviews that The Republican conducted with Springfield public school teachers who received the Excellence...
Report: School segregation isn’t over; Springfield, Holyoke most affected in WMass
SPRINGFIELD — A recent report has highlighted ongoing segregation in Massachusetts schools, indicating insufficient action at state and local levels to address the issue and pointing out the Springfield and Holyoke districts as the most affected in Western Massachusetts. The Racial Imbalance Advisory Council’s report calls for the Massachusetts...
Westfield High School graduates visit former elementary schools, teachers
WESTFIELD — Westfield High School added a new element to its graduation ceremonies this year. On the Thursday before graduation, after seniors did their traditional walk through the halls of the high school to the applause of underclassmen, several groups then visited their former elementary schools to walk through the halls where they started their educational journeys.
Life after ‘ladies’: Surviving controversy is now a school leader job requirement | Analysis
Just over a year after failed contract negotiations and the use of the word “ladies” as an email greeting doomed Vito Perrone’s candidacy as Easthampton’s school superintendent, Perrone has received a job offer from Hampshire Regional, the district serving his hometown of Westhampton. Meanwhile, Hampshire Regional...
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities to receive $80M in emergency funding
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A number of Connecticut State Colleges and Universities faculty and students are concerned about the allocation of recently granted emergency funding. It comes following massive cuts to the state budget earlier this year, which had a ripple effect on courses and student services, and lead to tuition increases. “We weren’t born […]
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