Here in Western Massachusetts, we’ve been working hard to improve our schools—but we need to do even more to ensure that all our students get the world-class education they deserve. Though Massachusetts leads the nation in overall student performance, too many students are not getting the level of education they're entitled to. Teach Western Mass—a partnership founded by Holyoke Public Schools and the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership—is bolstering the efforts of our hard-working educators by attracting more colleagues who are committed to becoming partners in change. Additionally, we're joined by several local charter schools including Baystate Academy Charter Public School; Libertas Academy Charter School; the Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School of Excellence; Phoenix Charter Academy; Springfield Prep Charter School; and Veritas Prep Charter School. Collectively, we represent 30 schools serving more than 11,000 students in Western Massachusetts.