Springfield Public Schools

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.

School districts across Massachusetts are grappling with millions of federal dollars being “terminated.” That’s what Governor Maura Healey’s calling it after the Department of Education pulled over $100 million in not-yet-spent pandemic-related dollars. The move came as a shock, with the biggest school system in western Massachusetts suffering the biggest setback

Following months of debate, officials in Springfield have agreed to a new deal spelling out how and when police can access cameras in the district’s schools.

Top education officials in Massachusetts are promoting free community college and financial aid to high schoolers. That included a stop in Springfield Monday.

Officials in Springfield, Massachusetts are asking for more time as they hash out new language on an agreement allowing the police department access to public school cameras

As states and local governments grapple with a federal grant freeze, Springfield, Massachusetts, is still hoping to put recently-awarded grant money to work — paving the way for a new fleet of electric buses.