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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SPIFFY Full Coalition Meeting: Spring 2024
…Strategic Plan, and Lisa outlined the strategies in our plan that we are beginning to implement. In October, SPIFFY convened a Youth Steering Committee for the first time, and Lexi…
Sarah Hopson
…College, majoring in Mathematics and Psychology & Education, and has a Master of Science in Predictive Analytics from Northwestern University. She loves both the teaching and learning sides of education…
‘A place to call home’: South Hadley grads celebrate, reflect
…received their diplomas at Mount Holyoke College’s Richard Glenn Gettell Amphitheater, where student speakers lauded their peers for fostering a sense of community at the school while also excelling in…
Local eighth-graders honored as Project 351 ambassadors, will meet Gov. Baker
At 18 years old, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote, “Intelligence plus character — that is the true goal of education,” in an essay for his Morehouse College newspaper. That sentiment…
Students Learn at local horse farm
…the Collaborative for Educational Services. I run the alternative high school in Sunderland. One of our goals is to get our students out in the community. We try to ensure…
Hadley schools land financial literacy education grant
HADLEY — Hopkins Academy held a personal finance fair for students and parents Monday night as part of a program funded by a state grant. Earlier this year, the Baker-Polito…
Dana Kadish
Dana Kadish is a seasoned educational leader with more than 25 years of experience in early childhood education, admissions, teaching, staff development, and organizational capacity-building. She earned her M.Ed. in…
Emerging America shares stories of advocacy
…in our nation’s history.” – Rich Cairn The Emerging America project at the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) has a mission to support K-12 teachers of civics, history and social…
GHS students participating in Community Service Learning Day
…make neck scarves out of recycled T-shirts, all as part of Community Service Learning Day. The students will go out into their community from 8 to 11 a.m. to learn…