…a two- or four-year higher education institution. Schuman says that many students with special needs struggle in school until they get into an alternative school setting that supports their learning…
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Welcome Keyedrya Jacobs, SPIFFY’s New Parent/Caregiver Engagement Consultant!
A welcome message from Keyedrya Jacobs: My name is Keyedrya (Ky-Dra) Jacobs and I have been a life long Massachusetts resident who has found a true passion for community building…
Search committee for new Frontier superintendent develops questions for candidates
…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…
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…