EDUCATION

The Springfield nonprofit, Parent Villages, is hosting its 7th annual event Saturday to highlight local, “unsung” heroes.

The second year team “Discovery Polybotz” from the Discovery Polytech High School in Springfield, has entered the robotics world with the pedal to the metal, quickly making a name for themselves.

The Trump administration is asking Congress to eliminate Head Start, a national early childhood education program that's federally funded.

In less than a week's time, more than a dozen University of Massachusetts Amherst students who were preparing for careers in science, the humanities and other fields saw their goals take a sudden turn when their legal status to live and study in the U.S. disappeared.

A group of Springfield leaders are hosting a financial literacy fair for high school seniors this Friday. The event, called Credit For Life, will be held at the Springfield Technical Community College.

Some western Mass. lawmakers object to the T — the Boston area subway — receiving the bulk of revenues collected from high wage earners.

Today on The Rundown, panelists discuss large federal cuts looming over schools across western Massachusetts, the high leadership turnover rate in Berkshire County schools, the latest on economic development in Adams and much more.

We hear from The Literary Project about celebrating 40 years of adult basic education and find out about the 4th annual Power of Truths Festival this weekend.

Students and staff at South Hadley High School are calling on both the school committee and state lawmakers to balance the budget without sacrificing key positions.

According to Gov. Maura Healey's office, the state stands to lose $106 million in federal education funding due to cuts made by the Trump Administration last week. In Springfield, the number is more than $47 million.