Amherst Public Schools Shift Focus As State Directs Districts To Resume On-Site, Full-Time Classes For All Grades
It was a challenging week for the Amherst Regional Public Schools (ARPS) as the district...
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Elementary School Families Must Tell District By Wednesday If Children Will Stay Remote Or Return To Buildings In April
Two Virtual Town Halls About School Reopenings Set For Monday Following a vote by the...
Amherst Students To Return To School Buildings In April
High School Return May Not Be Possible, Due to COVID-19 Concerns & Prospect of Mid-Semester...
Declaring Part Of Teachers’ Union Contract “Invalid,” School Committees May Vote Wednesday To Reopen All Amherst & Pelham Elementary Schools In April
School Start Times Will Shift In Fall The Amherst, Pelham and Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committees...
Labor Department Finding In Melrose Case Could Impact Amherst School Reopening Decision
School Committees Slated to Vote Wednesday On Spring In-Person Learning The Amherst, Pelham, and Amherst-Pelham...
School Reopening Plan Is Very Limited As Most Teachers Choose to Stay Remote
Residents Urge Amherst To Fill Regional School District Budget Gap With Police Department Funds The...
Elementary School Project Cleared For Next Phase
The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) voted on Wednesday, February 11 to admit Amherst and...
Parents Voice Concerns Over Prolonged Remote Learning As Effort Is Launched For Partial School Reopening In March
With $1 Million Proposed Cut To Regional Schools Budget, 16.5 Jobs Could Be Lost The...
Town Council Passes Resolution Condemning Insurrection At The Capitol On January 6
Councilors Mandi Jo Hanneke (at large) and Pat DeAngelis (District 2) sponsored a resolution condemning...
Town Halls Planned On Possible Later Start Time For Amherst Regional Schools’ Secondary Students
Elementary Schedule Would Also Change Virtual Town Hall meetings on the prospect of a permanent...
School Committee Plan To Open Buildings In February Draws Objections From Teachers’ Union
Questions Raised About Whether Return Will Be Limited to Preschool & Higher-Needs Students The Amherst,...
Opinion: Slow And Opaque Progress On Elementary School Building Project
Efforts to repair or replace the Town’s two aging elementary schools have been slow and...