NAKAJIMA TO STEP DOWN FROM SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Amherst School Committee member Eric Nakajima is resigning from the School Committee effective March 1...
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CLARITY SOUGHT ON PROCESS FOR DECIDING WHETHER TO MOVE 6TH GRADERS TO MIDDLE SCHOOL
At their meeting on February 11, 2020, the Amherst Regional School Committee (RSC) received an...
STALEMATE BETWEEN FOUR TOWNS ON REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT FUNDING
At the “Four Towns” Meeting on February 1st, representatives from Amherst, Pelham, Leverett, and Shutesbury...
Opinion: The Council at One Year – VOTER APATHY CONFERS OUTSIZED INFLUENCE TO LOCAL PAC
In the second Town election since the new Charter took effect, poor voter turnout, a...
EMOTIONS RUN HIGH AT REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING: UNION CRITICIZES OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO “HARASSMENT.” PREVENTION POLICY IS ADOPTED
By Marla Goldberg-Jamate and Maria Kopicki Dozens of teachers and paraprofessionals from the Amherst-Pelham Regional...
MSBA INVITES AMHERST BACK INTO FUNDING PIPELINE
After one unsuccessful attempt, Amherst has been invited back into the process for state funding...
FOUR TOWN MEETING: TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FOR SPLITTING REGIONAL SCHOOL COSTS AND PRELIMINARY CAPITAL BUDGET ESTIMATES
The “Four Town Meeting” of the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District on December 7, 2019 focused...
QUESTIONS AND ALLEGATIONS AT PUBLIC FORUM ON AMHERST SCHOOLS
Nearly three dozen people, including five Amherst Town Councilors, the Town Manager, and members of...
TOWN SCHEDULES PUBLIC FORUMS FOR SCHOOLS AND STATE OF THE TOWN ADDRESS
SOURCE: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst has announced two public forums to be held in...
CANDIDATES FOR SCHOOL COMMITTEE RESPOND TO INDY’S QUESTIONS
Last week, the Amherst Indy posed four questions to each of the seven candidates (including...
PRESCHOOL ACCESS, BUILDINGS, AND WELLNESS ARE KEY GOALS FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Increasing access to early childhood education, developing a plan to address the school buildings, and...
SCHOOL HARASSMENT POLICY TO BE REVIEWED FOLLOWING HOSTILE COMMUNICATION INCIDENTS
Consensus emerged among Regional School Committee members at their meeting on September 10th to look...