SOUTHBRIDGE — Southbridge's Town Council took a vote of no confidence in the public schools' state-appointed receiver, despite opposition to the move from some Southbridge teachers and staff.

SOUTHBRIDGE ― The state-appointed receiver who has been acting as superintendent of the Southbridge Public Schools has announced his resignation from the embattled school district. Jeffrey Villar ...

SOUTHBRIDGE — Returning local control over Southbridge Public Schools is still likely several years away as the state-controlled receivership of the district stretches close to a decade. The state put ...

SOUTHBRIDGE — The schools and police departments topped the list of most-paid municipal employees for calendar 2023, with the fire department also placing in the top 26. Superintendent Jeffrey Villar ...

HOLYOKE — Holyoke is one of three Massachusetts communities whose schools are run by the state. All want out of receivership. The path, however, is murky. The Achievement Gap Act of 2010 gave the ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that the teachers tendered their resignations to Southbridge High School officials. Students protested outside Southbridge High School on Friday ...

20/20 Onsite, Southbridge Public Schools, and Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts kick off “Vision for Southbridge,” to provide student eye examinations and glasses at no cost to families ...

A video of a gun in school — and the hunt for that weapon — has teachers hitting the alarm. The Southbridge Education Association is alleging “monumental failures” by the district leadership in ...

Jeffrey Villar had earned support from the local teachers union, but heavy criticism from the Town Council. He said his resignation was to take a new job and had nothing to do with a recent vote of no ...