Northampton, MA – The Board of Directors of the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) in Northampton has named Dr. Portia Bonner as the new Executive Director of the Massachusetts collaborative. Dr. Bonner will join the agency effective July 1, 2026, succeeding Interim Director Karen Reuter, who will return to her role as the CES Deputy Director. Reuter took the role of Interim in July of 2025, when Todd H. Gazda stepped down from the CES Executive Director role he had held since July, 2021. Gazda made the decision to step down from the Executive Director role in order to take the...
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Jan
2022
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U.S. Department of Education Issues Guidance on Federal Funds to Support Afghan and Other Newcomer Students
Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) issued a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) to Chief State School Officers detailing information about federal funds and resources available to support Afghan children and their families,...
Jan
2022
9
First wave of students wowed by new Easthampton school
EASTHAMPTON — The morning announcement may have indicated that it was school day 75, but when middle school students returned from their holiday break on Wednesday morning, many admitted that it felt more like the first day of school. And students weren’t alone in...
Jan
2022
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CES welcomes a new SJE Specialist to the team
The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) welcomes Mariah Lapiroff as a new Social Justice and Equity in Schools Specialist. Mariah, originally from Berkeley, CA, joins our team as a social justice educator and facilitator committed to culturally sustaining,...
Jan
2022
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For the Hampshire County Food Policy Council (HCFPC), community leadership is at the heart of their work.
The mission is to cultivate shared governance and a county-wide network that builds the power of community voice to make food policies more equitable, honor diverse cultures, and help local food economies to flourish. As a result, developing a new and very...
Dec
2021
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Staff shortages ‘adding a layer of stress’ at area school districts
Schools across the region are experiencing staffing shortages with more severity than in past years, creating an additional layer of stress as staff and administrators try fill the gaps. The situation is dire in some cases, said Pioneer Valley Regional School...
Dec
2021
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Two Educators Honored with 2021 Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award
Today, the U.S. Department of Education and the National Security Agency announced the 2021 recipients of the Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award. Kristina L. Rice, of Spotsylvania High School in Spotsylvania, Virginia and Sergio de Alba, of Miano Elementary...
Nov
2021
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First Annual Excellence in Education: Living our Guiding Principles Monthly Award
Collaborative for Educational Services educators working with youth in the care of the MA Department of Youth Services (DYS) do tremendous work facilitating youth success across a range of outcomes. They do so, in part, by embodying the guiding principles that the...
Nov
2021
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How Children Can Become Caring Community Members
As a parent, a caregiver, a teacher, or even just a citizen of the world, what kind of people do you hope that today’s children grow up to be? Amid a life-altering pandemic and deep political divisions, we can likely all agree that the world would benefit greatly...
Nov
2021
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Sabine Jacques joins CES as Social Justice and Equity in Schools Specialist
CES welcomes Sabine Jacques, who joins our professional development team as a Social Justice and Equity in Schools Specialist. Jacques is a First Generation Haitian-American woman from Everett, MA who brings her passion for arts activism within the...
Nov
2021
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Angela Burke Receives Braselman Award
Herb Braselman served as the first president of the National Association of Media and Technology Centers (NAMTC), and was a mentor to many of its members. NAMTCis the only organization in the United States that is focused on instructional technology and...
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