Twenty-one dedicated educators from Springfield Public Schools have been honored with the 2026 Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Award.

Springfield City School elementary students went head-to-head in the district’s first “Battle of the Bots” robotics competition, with Lagonda Elementary taking home the inaugural championship trophy.

Springfield’s School Board deadlocked Friday night over who to choose as acting superintendent for the rest of the school year. The failure to appoint a temporary leader comes after months of discord ...