Springfield Teachers Ready Classrooms Ahead of First Day

SPRINGFIELD — Teachers across Springfield Public Schools spent the past day readying classrooms as the district's first day of class approaches, with a sixth-grade math teacher at John J. Duggan Academy among those photographed preparing her room for returning students.

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"Springfield Public Schools teachers prepare classrooms ahead of first day": A sixth-grade math teacher at John J. Duggan Academy was among the district staff organizing rooms and supplies before students return, per Western Mass News. (read it at https://www.westernmassnews.com/2026/08/19/springfield-public-schools-teachers-prepare-classrooms-ahead-first-day/)

"Online learning grows as more families choose education at home": About six percent of school-age children nationally now learn primarily at home rather than in a traditional classroom, according to a study cited by Western Mass News. (read it at https://www.westernmassnews.com/2026/08/19/online-learning-grows-more-families-choose-education-home/?outputType=amp)

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