Opinion: A Call for a Town-wide Conversation on the Mission and Values of the Amherst Police Department
In May of 2024, a coalition of Massachusetts State Police, UMass Police and Amherst Police...
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Public Comment: Here Are Some Things the State Can Do to Help Support Our Students
The following public comment was offered at the public hearing of the state’s Joint Committee...
Letter: Are Students with Disabilities Not Deserving of a Quality Education?
from: ARPS Special Education Parents Advisory Council (SEPAC) Steering Committee We have watched as the...
Opinion: Some Climate News
Love Justice, and Climate Change There always seems to be some bad news about how...
Regional School Committee Makes Case for More Funds from Amherst
Public Speaks Up in Support of Superintendent Report on the Meeting of the Regional School...
A Better World is Possible: How to Nationalize Minnesota’s Universal Breakfast Bill
The following article, “How to Nationalize Minnesota’s Universal Breakfast Bill” by Torsheta Jackson, appeared originally...
Forum: Immigration in the Valley in the Second Trump Term
Source: amherstma.gov Amnesty International Group 128, the Amherst Human Rights Commission, and the American Civil...
Opinion: No Mandate for Extremism: Debunking Lies in the Trump Era
Love, Justice, and Climate Change A great many of us in the U.S. are distraught...
UMass Advises International Students to Return to U.S. Before Inauguration
The Office of Global Affairs at UMass (formerly the International Programs Office) has advised international...
Saving Money on Clean Energy for Schools
The following article appeared previously in the Amherst Current. It is reposted here with permission...
Opinion: To Progressives Who Are Not Supporting Kamala
Love, Justice and Climate Change Millions of people in the U.S. are ready to vote...
Update on the Amherst Public Schools’ New Bullying Reporting Platform
Report on the Meeting of the Regional School Committee, September 24, 2024 The Regional School...