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Holyoke Public Schools are making progress toward ending the state's receivership of the district which has been in place since 2015.

Gov. Maura Healey that "it's time" to evaluate possible changes to the state's MCAS standardized exams, but she stopped short of weighing in on the use of the tests as a high school graduation requirement.

Four western Massachusetts institutions have showcased their academic prowess, securing prominent spots within the top 100 of U.S. News and World Report's "2024 Best National Liberal Arts Colleges."

While state spending has shifted recently with a renewed focus on making higher education more affordable, a new report found that enrollment at Massachusetts' public colleges and universities is down, which researchers partially blame on decades of disinvestment.

As students and staff head back to the classroom, COVID-19 protocols are on the minds of some parents.

Kindergarteners are typically the last to head back to school and the hardest to keep healthy.

More than 22,000 students will be moving onto the UMass campus over Labor Day weekend, with more than 5,000 first year students beginning the move-in process on Thursday.

A new report released by US News and World Report has ranked the best high schools in Massachusetts, with one school in Hampshire County ranked second in the state.

Tens of thousands of families will have better access to food for their children this year thanks to a now-permanent measure in the state budget funding school lunches.

School buses are some of the most highly regulated vehicles on the road and have a pretty clean track record for safety thanks to their design and the careful work of the country's more than 300,000 drivers.