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Committee Approves New Therapy Assistant Position
The Agawam School Committee approved a new occupational therapy assistant position and honored a late former member.
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Springfield School Committee Holds First Town Hall
Springfield's School Committee held its first town hall Thursday, fielding resident questions on artificial intelligence, school uniforms, bullying training and a canceled busing contract.
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School Committee Rates Superintendent Ware Proficient
The Chicopee School Committee rated Superintendent Marcus Ware "proficient" overall in his annual evaluation and voted 12-0 to accept the report.
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Committee approves two warrants, two new clubs
Agawam residents pressed the School Committee to revive a lapsed immigration-response policy past its state deadline.
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Ludlow raises middle, high school snack prices
The Ludlow School Committee voted to raise snack prices at the middle and high schools by 25 cents. The food services director said vendor costs tied to gas prices forced the change, calling rising costs "crazy," and noted prices on larger snacks had not increased in more than five years.
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School Committee Approves Slate of New Grants
Springfield School Committee learned a September cyberattack exposed Social Security numbers of employees hired before 2008.
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State closes ELHS chemical spill case
East Longmeadow schools close a state safety case and press ahead on pool-use rules.
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School Committee Adopts Town Hall Rules, New Calendar
Springfield School Committee adopts town hall rules and a revised calendar covering four cyberattack-lost days. Mayor Domenic Sarno chaired as all seven members voted 7-0 on every roll call, including the amended 2026-27 calendar, which makes December 23 and January 4-5 full school days.
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Ludlow schools adopt 'Protect Act' amid ICE concerns
Ludlow rushes a state-mandated immigration policy into place and closes the books on a $59 million school. The School Committee waived its usual two-reading process to adopt the "Protect Act" policy, which bars civil immigration arrests on campus without a judicial warrant; Ms.
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Chicopee School Committee Endorses $106.7 Million Berry School Rebuild
Chicopee School Committee endorses $106.7 million Berry Elementary rebuild, rejects immigration policy. The committee voted 9-0 to endorse the final design and budget for a new Anna E.
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