Superintendent of Springfield Public Schools

In 2024, both Springfield's city council and school committee saw high-stakes debates and votes early on. How they navigated them, plus primary challenges and a drunk driving incident involving the Hampden County Sheriff, were some of the city's top political stories of the year. WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief James Paleologopoulos spoke with Matt Szafranski, Editor-in-Chief of Western Mass. Politics & Insight, about how it all played out.

The city of Springfield, Massachusetts officially has a new superintendent in place.

The Springfield School Committee has named an interim superintendent of Springfield Public Schools as its retiring leader steps down under a cloud.

Following months of searching — and debate over the search itself — the Springfield, Massachusetts school committee has picked a new superintendent to lead the district.

The search for a new superintendent of schools is nearing the end in Springfield, Massachusetts. The three candidates up for the job will be interviewed by the school committee tonight. Before that, they took part in a special public interview Wednesday, featuring questions directly from the community.

Residents in Springfield, Massachusetts will be able to get to know the three candidates vying to be the city’s next schools superintendent - that includes a community forum scheduled for Wednesday before the school committee conducts its own interviews on Thursday.

Members of the Springfield School Committee are asking for more details as the search for a new superintendent enters its final stages.

A legal organization dedicated to fighting discrimination is weighing in on the tense superintendent search in Springfield, Massachusetts. The group says it’s concerned about the search process – and it’s letter arrived just as the first interviews with candidates get underway.

A new round of school committee drama in Springfield, Massachusetts played out in front of a packed room in city hall Thursday.

The search for a new superintendent in Springfield, Massachusetts, continues to hit obstacles, even with interviews on the horizon.