Northampton, MA — The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) in Northampton, MA has announced that their Early Childhood team is beginning work on the new CES Nurturing Caring Kids Program,…
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Congratulations to SPIFFY Steering Committee member Taylor McAndrew!
The city of Northampton has hired Taylor McAndrew as the new Prevention Team Director in the Department of Health and Human Services! Taylor McAndrew, a SPIFFY Steering Committee member and…
Expanding the Presidential Scholars Program to Honor Students in Career and Technical Education
President Obama signed an Executive Order expanding the United States Presidential Scholars program to establish a new category of outstanding scholars in career and technical education (CTE). The announcement of…
Working with teachers and students online to create pathways, not roadblocks
…opportunities for all educators – ranging from classroom teachers, school-based administrators, technology and digital learning directors and superintendents. Casey has been appointed to the Board of Directors, and is hoping…
Three Charter Schools in Massachusetts approved
MALDEN, MA – The state education board approved three new charter schools, two of which will be here in western Massachusetts. The decision comes after Massachusetts residents voted against allowing…
Thank you, Heather!
The SPIFFY Coalition has big news: Heather Warner, SPIFFY Manager, has transitioned into a NEW role as the Hampshire-Franklin Tobacco Free Community Partnership Coordinator. We are so grateful for 15…
Frozen yogurt and a chance to celebrate working for healthy communities
…we are too busy doing the work to remember to pause and look up– to celebrate our successes, renew our connection to one another and to see what’s coming on…
A meeting of the minds: Sunderland sixth-graders interview UMass graduate students for podcasts
SUNDERLAND — Ryan Copeland, a sixth-grade teacher at Sunderland Elementary School, wanted to bring the traditional school report or essay more into alignment with the way his students interact with…
Humanizing the History of Genocide in the Classroom
This full-day free workshop made possible by a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will be led by Kate Todhunter, a Northampton High School social studies…
U.S. education policy: Federal overreach or reaching for the wrong things?
…the increasing influence of private philanthropy on policy decisions and shifts in authority from taxpayer elected school boards to private charter school boards that do not answer to the public….