Second Educator Departs Amherst Schools Amid 51A Furor
Union Charges District With Weaponizing Child Welfare System Against Staff According to a January 31,...
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Interim Middle School Principal Appointee Withdraws
Dr. Letha Gayle-Brissett, who was introduced as the new interim principal of the Amherst Regional...
Amherst Lags in National Survey of LGBTQ+ Protections
Human Rights Campaign Ranks Amherst Last Among 10 Massachusetts Cities ExaminedThe Human Rights Campaign Foundation...
Student Safety, HR Controversies, and Path Forward for Track and Field Restoration Challenge School Committee
Report on the Joint Meeting of Amherst Regional School Committee and Union 26 School Committee,...
Public Comment: APEA Statements on Anti-racism Training, Support for LGBTQIA+ Students, Call for Redaction of Title IX Reports, and Support for Wrongly Fired Teacher
The Amherst Pelham Education Association (APEA) offered the following public comments at the Regional School...
Investigation Conducted by Former ARPS HR Director Kathy Mazur Found to Be “Highly Inadequate”
The recently released investigation reports conducted by Attorney Ed Mitnick, that were undertaken following a...
Interim Superintendent Not Forthcoming with Answers to Questions from School Committee
Report on the Joint Meeting of Amherst Regional School Committee and Union 26 School Committee,...
Newly Elected School Committee Members Reflect on Past Wrongs, Future Goals
The following article appeared originally in The Graphic on November 29, 2023 and is reposted...
Columbia University Honors Amherst Regional High School Student Reporters
Student reporters at Amherst Regional High School’s The Graphic have been honored for the second...
From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst. This Week: Local News Roundup
Here are links to some local stories from the last week or so that we...
School Committee Had Access to Only One of Five Investigation Reports
Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog Editor’s note: . Jennifer Shiao is a member of the Amherst...
Here Is the Link to ARMS Discrimination Investigation Reports
Here is the link to the five redacted investigation reports of discrimination at Amherst Regional...