EDUCATION

The Healey administration has distributed millions of dollars to Mass. schools in an attempt to beef up early literacy

Elected members of the Holyoke School Committee were only advisors to the state for a decade, when the district was under state receivership. As of July 2025, they are once again the decision makers on matters impacting the district.

The Trump administration claims the Department of Education needed to review the funds being withheld from local school districts to ensure spending aligned with the White House's priorities.

The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners said they have had to cut access to research databases without federal funding.

The first week of NEPM’s Media Lab summer program introduced youth to journalism, media literacy, and audio recording.

We broadcast live from the Hope Center for the Arts to learn more about the center's mission for arts education and community cultural enrichment. Plus, we hear about this weekend's Jazz and Roots Festival in Springfield.

Glickman School in the city's Sixteen Acres neighborhood is one of about a dozen buildings which will, or have received new ventilation system upgrades in recent years.

Today on The Rundown, we discuss local reaction to U.S. strikes in Iran, threats waged against Job Corps, local advocacy for digital equity and public schooling in rural areas and much more.

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced Monday night that Holyoke Public Schools will exit chronically underperforming status on July 1.

The Jones Library staff and Amherst town officials held a "groundbreaking" event Wednesday for its renovation and expansion project. Construction will begin at the Jones after a decade of fundraising efforts.