Letter: Appreciation For Educators And Community
We, the undersigned, understand and empathize with the frustration that many feel with the continued...
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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...
From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst (#30). A Special Focus On Reopening Schools
This column offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to Amherst readers....
Teachers’ Union, School Committee Commit To “Opportunities For In Person Learning”
Details Of Any Return to School Buildings In February Still Unknown After months of friction...
School Committee Schedules Open Meeting Of Residents February 4
Source: amherstma.gov The Amherst School Committee has scheduled an open Zoom meeting for town residents...
APEA Taking Steps To Provide In-Person Learning For Specific Groups
Source: Amherst Pelham Educators Association Amherst Pelham Educators Association’s (APEA) Representative Council voted unanimously on...
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...
Letter: Petition Seeks Public Meeting To Explore Reopening Amherst’s Public Schools
Dear Members of the School Committee: We write as concerned parents and town residents to...
Letter: Amherst Teachers Deserve Our Support
Editor’s note: This letter appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Things feel a little...
85 Percent of Hampshire County Towns Have Had In-Person Learning—When Will We?
Since September, my husband has taught in-person in a Hampshire County public school. He comes...
Amherst COVID-19 Cases Surge Again, Mostly Among UMass Students
Seeking Good Weather For Open Windows & Outdoor Classes, Public School Officials Mull Calendar Changes...