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...
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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...
Kids: Don’t Take Our Snow Days!
Responses to a district-wide survey on whether to hold remote learning on snow days drew...
As Amherst’s Public Schools Stay Remote, Increase In “Distance Learning Center” Capacity Is Planned
Teachers’ Union To Announce If It Will Renegotiate Opening Requirements After January 11 Meeting Planning...
Annual State Of The Town Presentation Underscores Success During Pandemic
The Annual State of the Town Address was presented at the regular Town Council Meeting...
Remote Absenteeism Found To Be Worse Among Amherst’s Low-Income & Minority Students
Amherst Regional Schools Seek Solutions, Add Distance Learning Support Centers Attendance data from last fall...
Amherst COVID-19 Cases Surge Again, Mostly Among UMass Students
Seeking Good Weather For Open Windows & Outdoor Classes, Public School Officials Mull Calendar Changes...