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Funding freeze threatens Orange summer, after-school programs
07-06-2025 12:00 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Summer and after-school programming appears to be in jeopardy after the U.S. Department of Education announced it is withholding certain funding, including 21st Century Community Learning Centers grants, for the 2025-2026 school year.

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Legislature gives state school funding a boost
07-04-2025 2:01 PM

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — The Legislature this week agreed to use nearly $500 million in surtax revenue to deliver a major boost to K-12 school funding, a move that some see as fulfilling the voter-approved mission of the tax on high earners while others warn it strays from the original promise of funding new education and transportation initiatives.


Massachusetts Legislature sends $61B budget to Healey, mindful of storm clouds
07-02-2025 1:20 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON – The Legislature on Monday tossed the budget hot potato to Gov. Maura Healey, approving an annual spending bill on the earliest date in nearly a decade as Congress hurtles toward major spending cuts that could force significant revisions to state plans.


Athol Royalston Middle School honor roll term 4
06-30-2025 12:21 PM

Olivia Bishop, Jasper Bleakney, Emalynn Burton, Kyla Godette, Alyson Grenier, Sophia Hetherson, Luis Ortiz, Harley Reddin, Zoey Rivers, Mia Roso, Brady Smart, Myles Smith, Aubrey Sumner, Azalea Tucker, Laurence Watson, Tyler White, Calee Wiseman


Legislators, residents speak to fiscal issues facing rural schools
06-29-2025 2:00 PM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BOSTON — Bills proposing $60 million for rural schools are necessary to ensure their continued survival, several western Massachusetts residents testified to state legislators on Wednesday.


The Reading Refinery opens in Athol
06-27-2025 12:00 PM

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – After time spent traveling and working in education, Loren Parsons, a 1999 graduate of Athol High School, has returned home in hopes of teaching kids of all ages the joys of reading.


Advocacy continues for rural school aid; level funding expected as FY26 budget moves forward
06-20-2025 8:32 AM

By CHRIS LARABEE

BOSTON — Rural school aid is likely to stay level-funded in the fiscal year 2026 budget, even after more testimony from local advocates on Beacon Hill this month.


Tari Thomas tapped for interim super role at Gill-Montague
06-18-2025 10:29 AM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

MONTAGUE — Tari Thomas, former superintendent of the Ralph C. Mahar Regional and Union 73 school districts, has been tapped for the interim superintendent position at the Gill-Montague Regional School District, pending successful contract negotiations and reference checks.


Massachusetts educators grappling with suspended high school graduation requirements
06-15-2025 1:00 PM

By MAYA MITCHELL

Teachers and state educators are grappling with suspended statewide high school graduation requirements and what it means for the future of Massachusetts high school diplomas.


Orange residents seek school budget cuts to relieve town’s financial stress
05-25-2025 11:32 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — The struggle to finalize a Ralph C. Mahar Regional School budget for fiscal year 2026 has spilled into Wendell, where Orange residents and school officials spoke at a Selectboard meeting to advocate for what they want the budget to reflect.


State board agrees on vocational school admissions reforms
05-20-2025 5:15 PM

By SAM DRYSDALE

Career technical schools in Massachusetts will use a lottery system to admit students when there are more applicants than available seats, an approach that supporters say will ensure fairness and critics warn will water down education standards.


Proposal for new six-town regional school district heads to DESE for approval
05-11-2025 2:00 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

With its regional agreement sent off to the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for a technical review, the Six Town Regionalization Planning Board is expecting to bring its new school district proposal to voters in the fall.


Athol Royalston Middle School Honor Roll, term three
04-29-2025 11:55 AM

Olivia Bishop, Jasper Bleakney, Emalynn Burton, Jacoby Cleveland, Kyla Godette, Alyson Grenier, Sophia Hetherson, Nehomi Morales Rodas, Cole Plourde, Harley Reddin, Brayden Russello, BradySmart, MylesSmith, ElizabethSterns, AubreySumner, LaurenceWatson, Tyler White and Calee Wiseman.


Athol School Committee reviews budget proposal
04-20-2025 2:01 PM

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – A review of the proposed budget for the Athol Royalston Regional School District on Wednesday shows that a few changes could have significant impacts.


Franklin County Technical School seniors get to try underwater welding
04-04-2025 12:00 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — Two Franklin County Technical School seniors recently took a deep dive into their underwater welding education.


Area schools drafting AI policies for classwork
03-31-2025 3:00 PM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

As schools across the country grapple with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), new policies are being introduced to govern its use in classrooms, with a goal of balancing innovation with concerns over privacy, equity and academic integrity.


PHOTO: Athol Royalston recognizes Students of the Month
03-23-2025 12:00 PM


Trump will order a plan to shut down the US Education Department
03-20-2025 11:24 AM

By COLLIN BINKLEY and CHRIS MEGERIAN

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the U.S. Education Department, according to a White House official, advancing a campaign promise to eliminate an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives.


New Franklin Tech building or repairs being explored
03-16-2025 3:31 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — A feasibility study is underway through the Massachusetts School Building Authority to explore the possibility of building a new Franklin County Technical School or renovating its existing building.


Warwick Community School gets $100K for mental health services
03-11-2025 1:00 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

WARWICK — With a $100,000 state grant, Warwick Community School will continue to lay down the foundation for its comprehensive behavioral and mental health services program.


Gov. Healey visits Athol as part of educational investment
02-27-2025 3:29 PM

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey visited Athol High School Thursday, where she toured manufacturing and robotics classrooms associated with the school’s Innovation Career Pathways Program as part of an announcement of a new statewide investment.

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