Springfield Public Schools

Federal authorities say a breach that forced Springfield Public Schools to close for a week did include student and staff data.

Class is back at Springfield Public Schools, after a cyber incident forced school to be canceled last week. District officials say they’re confident in their backup systems, as authorities continue to investigate just what happened.

One of the largest school districts in New England was closed to students yet again Wednesday as it deals with the fallout of a cyber breach. As experts tell WAMC , incidents like it are becoming more frequent.

A three-day weekend for Springfield Public Schools students turned into four, after a security breach led to the cancellation of classes Tuesday.

One of the biggest school districts in the Northeast is embracing an AI tool designed to tackle attendance and boost outreach with student families. It comes at a time when the district is still defining its approach to artificial intelligence.

A team of lawyers say they have secured a massive settlement for a child victim's family, following a sex abuse case involving a former Springfield, Mass. teacher and a middle school student.It was one of two settlement sums announced this week — both the result of apparent systemic failures on the part of the school district.

Springfield, Massachusetts is honoring one of the best to ever play high school basketball in the city that invented the sport.Before starting a long professional career, Travis Best was at the center of one of most dominant teams in Springfield Public Schools history.Years after getting his name in the local record book, the city’s put his name on his alma mater’s basketball court.

A decade ago, Springfield Public Schools began to roll out one of the largest “Breakfast in the Classroom” programs in Massachusetts – tackling food insecurity with the most important meal of the day. Ten years later, the program’s only grown in popularity, with proponents calling it a “national model.”

Students at one of New England’s biggest school districts are back in class this week, marking a new school year in Springfield. District leadership hopes to build on last year’s progress - all while keeping tabs on the national picture.

A recent federal effort to claw back millions in unspent COVID relief funds shocked education leaders across the country. It meant at least $106 million would be yanked from Massachusetts – with almost half of those dollars affecting Springfield Public Schools alone. But as the dust settles and officials figure out what to do next, the picture appears to not be as grim as it was a week ago.