Have Holyoke educators finally won the fight for local control?

Have Holyoke educators finally won the fight for local control?

Editor’s note: This is the first article in a two-part series on the state’s takeover of Holyoke Public Schools. Part one focuses on educators’ fight for full local control of education in the Paper City. In early June, about 15 minutes before public comments are scheduled to begin in front of the Holyoke School Committee, members of the Holyoke Teachers Association are meeting in an underpass outside the school. The sky is threatening rain with…