Holyoke Public Schools

A program that puts free books in the hands of young students and their teachers recently arrived in Holyoke - complete with a celebration featuring the governor.

As Holyoke’s school district gets closer to exiting state receivership, its school committee has appointed an interim superintendent ahead of a return to local control.

Massachusetts education leaders convened this week at Holyoke High School — whose district is months away from a potential exit from state control.

With a provisional decision in hand, local leaders gathered in Holyoke Wednesday to celebrate the local school district coming closer than ever to exiting receivership.

A decade after chronic under-performance led to state control, Holyoke Public Schools has been granted a provisional release. It’s effective next year, but depends on how prepared the school committee is for the return of local control.

The City of Holyoke, Massachusetts is inching closer to regaining control of its school district – nearly a decade after it was placed under state receivership.

Residents in Holyoke, Massachusetts will soon learn what will come next for the public school district as the city works to regain control over Holyoke Public Schools and exit state receivership.

The City of Holyoke, Massachusetts could soon have a clear idea of how to get its public schools out of state receivership.

The school committee in Holyoke, Massachusetts, continued to discuss its next moves following a rebuff from the state regarding a receivership petition.

Site preparation work for the $85.5 million project will start this summer