Six Island educators are among the nine finalists now vying for the interim principal jobs in both the West Tisbury and Chilmark schools.

The high-speed search for school leaders comes less than a month after two principals in the Up-Island district - Elaine Pace and Carlos Colley - handed in their resignations after each serving three years on the job.

Armed with the results of an anonymous survey that praised the Chilmark School for it small class sizes and strong sense of community but was criti

A bare quorum of Chilmark voters agreed without dissent this week to borrow another $200,000 to pay for a mounting list of problems in the physical

School costs are driving budget increases across the Island, but in Chilmark, one expense forcing voters to dig into their wallets for education sp

The community came to celebrate the opening and explore the new Chilmark School on Tuesday night.

The $3.6 million Chilmark School is done.