When We Fight for Public Schools, We Fight for Democracy
by Kumar Rao The following article appeared originally in Waging Nonviolence on March 19, 2026...
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Rural Schools Speak up About Funding Challenges
by Divina Cordeiro Organizers of a week of action believe state intervention can help prevent...
Opinion: Reflecting on the School Budget – Specials or Essentials?
Imagine a music class in which the teacher explains “this piece of music is lovely,...
Opinion: In Defense of Priorities – What Amherst Actually Demands of Its Schools
Social Injustice Goes Global Recently, in the Amherst Indy, Michael Greenebaum, a longtime principal of...
Opinion: Children and Performance
I was not able to attend Amherst Community Theater’s The Wizard of Oz last week,...
The Thanksgiving Myth Hides the US’s Inability to Reckon With Its Own History
by Jesse Hagopian “I’m not against giving thanks. I’m against celebrating a falsehood,” says Choctaw...
Parents Decry Chaotic Classroom at Fort River
School Committee Plans to Name Town’s New Schools Report on the Meeting of the Amherst...
Public Forum: What Should Students Know by the Time They Graduate from High School?
Western Massachusetts area residents will gather together on the evening of October 22 from 6:30-8:00...
Hampshire College Alum Stefanie Brendler of the Band Brivele, Talks Community Planning, Klezmer, and Fascism, Through Yiddish Folk-punk.
Source: hampshire.edu/news Brivele, a Seattle-based duo known for their genre-defying fusion of Yiddish song, labor...
Wildwood Educator Kate Westafer Named 2025 Recipient of Roger L. Wallace Excellence in Teaching Award
Source: Amherst Regional Public Schools Kate Westafer, a special education teacher at Wildwood Elementary School,...
Town of Amherst Launches New Civic Academy Program
Applications must be submitted by Sunday, September 21. All About Amherst: Civic Academy, a new...
Opinion: Why Does DEI Exist? Understanding the History and Importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The following column appeared previously in the Greenfield Recorder. In the first week of his...