…begin at 7:45 a.m. in the Frontier Regional School Media Center. It will focus on developing questions that the finalists will be asked during their interviews. The regional school committee…
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A new report says Massachusetts schools are the best in the nation
…said Massachusetts schools are the best in the nation. (But you already knew that, right?) Every year, the report grades each state on its overall education performance. Each state receives…
Easthampton puts call out for new sculpture celebrating volunteers in the arts scene
…Public Art Subcommittee is seeking proposals for its newest public art initiative, “Celebrating Service: Honoring Our Volunteers.” As part of that initiative, ECA will support an artist or team of…
Theory and Practice in Fostering Literacy in a New Language
…of students for whom English is a second language at different stages of proficiency (including those with limited or interrupted formal schooling); an analysis of the differences between foreign and…
Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on New Nation’s Report Card on History and Civics Education
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona issued the following statement on the latest Nation’s Report card showing a decline in history and civics scores for eighth graders: “The latest data…
New Resources from the SPIFFY & Communities That Care Legislative Event
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…
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…
New Greenfield superintendent brings ‘commitment to supporting the whole child’
…able to keep that level of involvement and interpersonal connection.” DeBarge, who received unanimous support from the School Committee last month to lead the Greenfield School Department, begins in the…
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…
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…