Public Comment: An Appreciation For Remaining School Committee Members But Unanswered Questions Continue To Undermine Public Trust
The following public comment was made at the joint meeting of the Regional School Committee...
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Letter: Vitriol Is Not The Problem
As a thought experiment, I considered how I might react to recent events at the...
Amherst Residents Forced To Wait Hours To Address School Committee
Report On The Joint Meeting of the Amherst Regional School Committee And The Union 26...
Why It Took So Long To Approve School Committee Minutes. And McDonald Resigns
Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog Editor’s note: Jennifer Shiao is a member of the Amherst...
Public Comment: Fourteen Urgent Questions For The School Committee
The following public comment was offered at the joint meeting of the Regional School Committee...
Public Comment: Elected Officials Have A Special Responsibility
Hello members of the Regional School Committee and the greater Amherst community. I am Halley...
Public Comment: School Committee Must Prioritize Protecting Children
The following public comment was offered at the joint meeting of the Regional School Committee...
An Open Letter To The Regional School Committee From The APEA
The following letter to the Amherst School Committee was sent on August 23, 2023. The...
Opinion: The Public Is Not the Problem
As a writer, I pay attention to the way words are used, sometimes unknowingly but...
Opinion: Mike Morris Failed In His Duties As A Leader And Supervisor
I read with some sympathy Lisa Cain’s guest-opinion piece in the 8/22 issue of the...
Opinion: A Thought Experiment – There Are No Villains
I awoke this morning to news of Ben Herrington’s resignation from public life in Amherst. ...
Morris Out As School Superintendent
School Superintendent Michael Morris will step down from his position effective August 31. The departure...