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According to the latest data from the DESE, there were 2,154 new coronavirus cases among students and staff at Massachusetts schools in the last week.

At the start of the 2021 school year, a mask mandate was put in place by the Department of Education until November 1 and that date is just around the corner.

U.S. News & World Report published a list ranking the best elementary and middle schools in the United States. Several from the Bay State showed up fairly high.

Is it possible that the State of Massachusetts could be heading toward a full-on statewide mask mandate? It could happen. If you look at the way things are going, it's not inconceivable. It’s certainly noticeable that people are beginning to wear their masks again in public places like supermarkets and other indoor locations where there are a lot of people. Consider that observatio...

The Baker-Polito Administration has announced $9.7 million in grants from the Skills Capital Grant Program to 47 educational organizations across the Commonwealth to update equipment and expand student enrollment in programs that provide career education. The awards announc...

The Baker-Polito Administration today announced the establishment of summer learning opportunities and the availability of more than $70 million in funding for school districts and community organizations in Massachusetts to offer summer learning and recreational programs that will help students, who have been impacted by a year of remote and hybrid learning, grow academically and socially... Read

All public elementary schools in Massachusetts will be required to open for full-time, in-person learning by April 5, while middle schools will be required to do so on April 28.

Pittsfield school officials indicated Wednesday that they are ready to bring more students and staff back to classrooms.

Interim Superintendent of Schools Joseph Curtis delivered hope in his weekly update of plans to return all students to in-person hybrid learning after February break.

As the City of Pittsfield faces a spike in COVID-19 cases, Pittsfield Public Schools are adapting to keep the school community safe. As a precaution, amid the recent spike, students attending Pittsfield Schools will be continuing to learn remotely for several weeks ahead...