Schools Report $2.7 Million In COVID-Related Grants
Roughly $1.8 million of a reported $2.7 million in COVID-related grants has already been spent...
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Issues & Analysis: If We Build It Will They Come?
By Gerald Friedman and Maral Asik This is Part 2 of a three-part series on...
Opinion: In The Face Of Injustice, Story Telling Can Transform The World
Editor’s note: This story appeared previously in the Massachusetts Daily Collegian https://dailycollegian.com/2021/05/our-fight-goes-on/ The decision to...
Letter: Will Plans For Downtown Serve Amherst Well In The Future?
I was listening to another of many discussions of town officials, about what is needed...
Opinion: MCAS Standardized Tests: You Have Options
I was overjoyed to see a letter from Fort River principals Diane Chamberlain and Renee...
Juvenescence: Amherst Regional Students Combine Love Of The Arts With Passion For Activism
Rebekah Hong promptly picks up my FaceTime call, her face coming into focus as she...
Amherst Schools Reopen For Grades K-2. Grades 3-6 Return On Monday
Talib Sadiq Named Permanent Principal At High School The Amherst public schools opened their doors...
From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst (#33). Featured This Week: Voting Rights, Reparations, And Private Student Housing Developments
This column offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to Amherst readers....
Amherst Public Schools Prepare For Students’ Return Amid State’s Possible COVID-19 “Fourth Wave”
Lean School Budgets Adopted For Fiscal 2022 The Amherst Regional Public Schools are working out...
UMass Takes Next Steps to Build Undergraduate, Graduate, And Student Family Housing
Source: UMass News and Media UMass is proceeding with plans to develop new undergraduate, graduate,...
Letter: Large Downtown Apartment Buildings Are Inconsistent With Master Plan
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council, the Planning Department...
Amherst Public Schools Shift Focus As State Directs Districts To Resume On-Site, Full-Time Classes For All Grades
It was a challenging week for the Amherst Regional Public Schools (ARPS) as the district...