Springfield – As part of the Adopt-a-Class program, the Hampden District Attorney’s Office returned to Springfield’s Legacy Academy recently for a civics lesson. The purpose of the office’s visit was to discuss civics and give more knowledge on the Bill of Rights, supporting what the students are currently learning in their social studies classes. Assistant…

Whether we realize it or not, we encounter GenAI every day. Search engines, like Google, include GenAI summaries at the top of your search results. GenAI does a decent job suggesting answers to many of life’s questions. Answering legal questions, however, is debatable. While several attorneys and a few self-represented litigants have faced sanctions for…

SPRINGFIELD – Photography students at Springfield Technical Community College are telling the story of grief through images on display at an exhibition at the Carberry Fine Arts Gallery. Running Jan. 20 through Feb. 6, the exhibition offers the community a space to witness, honor and reflect on the deeply personal yet universally shared experience of…

HOLYOKE – Holyoke Community College recently welcomed Linda Chavers, Ph.D., as the inaugural director of its new office of Restorative Practices and Mediation. A published writer, educator, and consultant, Chavers has spent her career examining structures of institutional inequality and reimagining what justice can look like in the field of education.

The State of the Schools is an opportunity to pause, take stock, and reflect honestly on what our students need from us next. As we gathered for our second annual State of the Schools address recently, this perspective grounded our conversation and guided our reflections. Student voice shaped the event in meaningful ways.