Amherst-Pelham School District

Amherst Regional superintendent to serve on statewide Racial Imbalance Advisory Council

Posted on Monday, December 18th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Dusty Christensen, The Gazette
Date: 12/18/2017
Link: Complete Article

AMHERST — Superintendent Michael Morris has been appointed for a three-year term to a statewide advisory council on racial imbalance in the commonwealth’s schools. The Racial Imbalance Advisory Council will advise the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the education commissioner “on matters pertinent to the integration of students in our public schools and… [Read More]

Daughter to receive same civil rights award as mother

Posted on Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Dave Eisenstadter, Hampshire Gazette
Date: 5/26/15
Link: Complete Article

AMHERST, MA — Alicia Lopez of Amherst went through school knowing that whatever her life path would be, there was one career she would avoid at all costs — teaching. Both her parents were teachers, and even seeing her mother, Sonia Nieto, win the prestigious Massachusetts Teachers Association Lifetime Civil Rights Award did not convince… [Read More]