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Holyoke’s Devin Sheehan will lead National School Boards Association
HOLYOKE — Devin M. Sheehan, an advocate for public education and a long-serving member of the Holyoke School Committee, will ...
Holyoke schools’ return to local control imperiled by same old receivership with new name, teachers’ unions say
State education leaders announced changes to Holyoke’s exit plan from receivership, aiming to ensure a smooth transition back ...
Holyoke teachers oppose plan to end school receivership
Members of the Holyoke Teachers Association are standing up against the state’s plan to move Holyoke Public Schools out of ...
Holyoke Public Schools to leave state control, union voices concerns
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – Holyoke Public Schools will be exiting state receivership this summer. The transition out of state ...
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‘Exit assurances’ signed ahead of Holyoke receivership exit prompt teachers' union protests
The city of Holyoke is on track to regain control of its schools for the first time in a decade, exiting receivership in two ...
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Holyoke Public Schools to leave state control, union voices concerns
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – Holyoke Public Schools will be exiting state receivership this summer. The transition to out of state receivership is set to take place on July 1, but teachers in the ...
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Mass. Ed secretary accepts commissioner recommendation, gives updates on federal actions, Holyoke receivership
The Massachusetts secretary of education gave updates this week on the agency’s commissioner search, as well as Holyoke’s ...
State and teachers disagree on Holyoke taking back control of schools
“During the development of the exit assurances, the then-acting commissioner Russell Johnston and now myself consulted with ...
New multiuse pavilion opens at Holyoke school
A new multiuse pavilion has officially been completed at Lt. Clayre P. Sullivan School in Holyoke after more than a year of ...
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Beauty Batlles Lounge helps combat period poverty in Chicopee and Holyoke Public Schools
$2,100 was gifted to buy more. Battle told 22News she chose to give those products to Chicopee and Holyoke Public Schools. “We shouldn’t be allowing our youth to skip out on their education ...