Superintendent finished: After only 8 months on the job, 'change agent' Rodridguez exits
March 12, 2010
Alberto Rodriguez, who became Amherst's superintendent of schools last summer with a high salary and higher expectations, left the job Monday amid just as much controversy as when he started.
Verbatim: Residents share their thoughts on the departure of Superintendent Alberto Rodriguez
March 12, 2010
Here are some of the public comments about the departure of Alberto Rodriguez, Amherst's former superintendent of schools.
Rodriguez: back to the beginning
March 12, 2010
Here's the sequence of events regarding the departure of Amherst Superintendent of Schools Alberto Rodriguez.
Northampton, Amherst schools are a dicey comparison
March 12, 2010
As this education-centered town prepares to vote on a tax override March 23, some are questioning why it spends more per pupil on public schools than other nearby communities. The Amherst elementary schools spent $15,846 per pupil and the regional (secondary) schools spent $16,909 per pupil in fiscal 2009, according to the state's Web site. The Northampton public schools spent $11,699 and the state average was $13,062. But there is much difference of opinion about the reliability and relevance of these numbers.
Where does all the money go?
March 12, 2010
Here are 10 reasons why Amherst's per-pupil spending is so much higher than in Northampton, according to school administrators:
Smoking ordinance up for review, public comment
March 12, 2010
Events on the Town Common and at other public outdoor spaces in town, such as Kendrick and Sweetser parks, could be entirely smoke free under new regulations being developed by the town's Board of Health.
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