On October 20th, 2025, the SPIFFY and Communities That Care Coalition co-organized a Western Massachusetts Legislative Event on Youth Substance Misuse Prevention. More than 50 participants, including legislators and legislative…
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Health care systems, including Cooley Dickinson, turn to a ‘new’ old medicine: healthy food
A few times a week, Katie Macomber, medical home care coordinator at Amherst Pediatrics, writes a “prescription” for patients and their families. Macomber is not a doctor, and the prescription…
Jeff Riley Will Be Massachusetts’ New Education Commissioner
…receiver supervising the turnaround of Lawrence Public Schools since 2012. He has won accolades in Massachusetts and beyond for his innovative management of the troubled system, which has experienced dramatic…
SPIFFY’s New Coalition Coordinator
SPIFFY has had a recent staff transition. Amy Cronin DiCaprio is no longer working with us and we are excited to report that Lexi Polokoff is moving into the Coordinator…
New Professional Learning Communities coming this fall to CES
NORTHAMPTON, MA – This fall, the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) introduces two additional Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). The Librarian/Media Specialists PLC begins on September 29th, and the Social Justice…
Connecting with a new generation: Amherst program links students of Cambodian descent to their roots
When he was little, Shane Mang, the son of Cambodian immigrants, spoke some Khmer, the Cambodian language, around his home. Now a sixth grader at Crocker Farm School, Shane is…
ISTE Expands Certification Program
…Standards and focused on digital age pedagogy that recognizes educators who demonstrate the effective use of technology for learning in meaningful and transformative ways. ISTE has selected several new Certification…
Local Spotlight: Quaboag Hills Substance Use Alliance’s New Social Norms Messaging Campaigns!
Quaboag Hills Substance Use Alliance has recently created two different social norms messaging campaigns with their youth advisory group. One campaign is targeted towards parents and caregivers in Ware, and…
Sustainability on menu: HEC Academy in Northampton recognized for garden, other ‘green’ efforts
…the organization’s previous name, the Hampshire Educational Collaborative. The school usually has between 25 and 30 students who live within an hour of HEC’s Northampton location, according to Amy Stamm,…
ONLINE: Accessing Inquiry for Students with Disabilities through Primary Sources
Social Studies and Humanities pose distinct challenges for struggling learners, including extensive discipline-specific vocabulary, difficult informational texts – including complex primary sources – and a need for background knowledge. However,…