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AMHERST — Clare Higgins, the executive director of Community Action Pioneer Valley, was blunt when describing the current crisis in retaining and finding early education staff.“They can’t pay the rent or feed their families with gift cards and...
The approach of the first "witching hour" at the end of this week has injected the Oregon Legislature's session with a "do-or-die" attitude among lawmakers, lobbyists and activists.
The approach of the first "witching hour" at the end of this week has injected the Oregon Legislature's session with a "do-or-die" attitude among lawmakers, lobbyists and activists.
As child care providers struggle with a staffing shortage, a proposed state budget increase may help these centers stay afloat.
AMHERST — Educational issues pertaining to schools across western Massachusetts, including transportation, rural inequities and a lack of sufficient state aid peppered the discussion of a Joint Ways and Means Committee hearing at the University of...