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First-year students begin move-in at Springfield College

First-year students begin move-in at Springfield College

Updated: Sep. 1, 2023 at 7:55 PM EDT
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By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ty Coney
Sometimes, you cannot have a move-in day without the music on full blast and very loud cheers.

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Thousands of first-year UMass students move into campus housing

Thousands of first-year UMass students move into campus housing

Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 12:41 PM EDT
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By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Students at UMass Amherst began moving into their dorms on Thursday as the fall semester is about to begin.

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Students in Holyoke enjoyed their first day of the new school year on Wednesday. However, there...

Holyoke students begin new year with separate elementary and middle schools

Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 4:54 PM EDT
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By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Students in Holyoke enjoyed their first day of the new school year on Wednesday. However, there is something new this year: separated elementary and middle schools.

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Hundreds more students in multiple western Massachusetts school districts had their first day...

Longmeadow students, staff head back to class for first day of new school year

Updated: Aug. 29, 2023 at 1:48 PM EDT
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By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Hundreds more students in multiple western Massachusetts school districts had their first day of school on Tuesday, including more than 2,000 students in Longmeadow.

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Monday was the first day of the new academic year for more than 24,000 first through twelfth...

Some Springfield students begining new school year in brand-new building

Updated: Aug. 28, 2023 at 3:11 PM EDT
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By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Monday was the first day of the new academic year for more than 24,000 first through twelfth grade students at Springfield Public Schools, but it was also the first day for a brand-new elementary school.

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Summer is over for the more than 24 thousand students in Springfield Public Schools as it is...

Springfield Public schools prepares for the 2023-2024 school year

Updated: Aug. 25, 2023 at 6:06 PM EDT
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By Amanda Callahan, Photojournalist: Erik Rosario and Ty Coney
Summer is over for the more than 24 thousand students in Springfield Public Schools as it is back to the classroom next week.

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The Holyoke Public School system is one of the latest districts in western Massachusetts to...

Holyoke Public Schools to implement Yondr pouch policies

Updated: Aug. 25, 2023 at 11:11 AM EDT
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By Amanda Callahan, Photojournalist: Erik Rosario and Ryan Trowbridge
The Holyoke Public School system is one of the latest districts in western Massachusetts to lock up cell phones as they look to cut down distractions in the classroom.

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Families, teachers spending more on school supplies

Families, teachers spending more on school supplies

Updated: Aug. 24, 2023 at 12:11 PM EDT
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By Abbey Carnivale, Photojournalist: Erik Rosario and Ryan Trowbridge
Year after year, spending to have students set for that first day is climbing to astronomical numbers.

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UMass addresses on-campus housing ahead of start of fall semester

UMass addresses on-campus housing ahead of start of fall semester

Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 3:46 PM EDT
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By Matt Sottile, Photojournalist: Andrew Evans and Ryan Trowbridge
Students are preparing to return to class at UMass Amherst and following last year’s shortage of on-campus housing, which resulted in some students placed at a nearby hotel, we’re getting answers on what’s being done this year.

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Districts, state officials working to fill teacher vacancies

Districts, state officials working to fill teacher vacancies

Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 3:22 PM EDT
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By Amanda Callahan, Photojournalist: Erik Rosario and Ryan Trowbridge
Ever since the start of the pandemic, schools across the country have been struggling to fill teacher vacancies.
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Universal school lunch program to get underway in Massachusetts

Updated: Aug. 22, 2023 at 1:53 PM EDT
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By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Erik Rosario and Ryan Trowbridge
A permanent universal school lunch program was approved in Massachusetts this month.

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Holyoke organization helping slow the summer learning slide for students

Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 1:58 PM EDT
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By Abbey Carnivale and Ryan Trowbridge
Summer is full of slides, but we aren’t talking about the playground or the pool. It’s the backslide in learning many students experience when not in the classroom.

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Amherst superintendent resigns ahead of school year

Updated: Aug. 18, 2023 at 6:41 PM EDT
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By Maria Wilson and Photojournalist: Marcos Figueroa
Superintendent Michael Morris’ departure comes less than two weeks away from the first day of school.

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New state legislation could change required vaccines for students

Updated: Aug. 15, 2023 at 12:12 PM EDT
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By Abbey Carnivale, Photojournalist: Erik Rosario and Ryan Trowbridge
New legislation in the Massachusetts State House could change vaccine requirements for kindergarten through twelfth grade students.

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Stuff the Bus donations head to United Way to be prepared for distribution

Updated: Aug. 7, 2023 at 1:44 PM EDT
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By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Monday was a big day as Western Mass News delivered school supply donations you, our viewers, brought to our studios last week

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Hampden non-profit collecting shoes for kids in need

Updated: Aug. 2, 2023 at 2:17 PM EDT
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By Matt Price and Ryan Trowbridge
One local nonprofit wants to make sure those in need have shoes to wear before the school year begins.

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Best and Worst School Systems: how Massachusetts ranked

Updated: Jul. 24, 2023 at 2:38 PM EDT
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By Ryan Trowbridge
A new study has ranked the state’s public school systems as the top of the class nationally.
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