Springfield, Mass.—One Financial Plaza, the new home of Mass Live in the Mass Cultural Council designated Springfield Cultural District, will showcase the work of local photographer Edward Cohen in the exhibit, Heroes and Legends, set to open Thursday, November 13 and run through Saturday January 3, 2015. An opening reception for the exhibit will be…

By Superintendent Daniel Warwick—- The national high school dropout rate has reached a record low and improvements in districts like Springfield Public Schools are driving the trend. In a recent article, the Pew Research Center stated the decline in the national dropout rate has been driven, in part, by substantially fewer black and Hispanic youth…

By Azell Cavaan—- Linda Wilson is quick to admit that her big sister is in charge. “It’s been that way since we were little and it never changed,” said Wilson about her only sister, Sharon Ralls. “She’s still the one who does all the family planning and organizing. She even helped plan my honeymoon.” But…