By Paul Tuthill
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Springfield, MA – The new school year started Monday for tens of thousands of children in Western Massachusetts.. Top state education officials were in Springfield to visit one of just a dozen schools in the state selected to receive millions of dollars to accelerate efforts to improve learning....WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill reports....