The three-year initiative known as the Amherst Wellbeing Alliance will bring together community members, organizational and governmental stakeholders to create a community-wide plan for health AMHERST, MA — The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES), in partnership with the Amherst Public Health Department, has received $375,000 over three years to complete a Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) for Amherst, Massachusetts. The Amherst Wellbeing Alliance (in Spanish: “Alianza para el Bienestar de Amherst”) will engage the community and strategic partners, collect and analyze data,...
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How one Massachusetts town turned around early reading program
MALDEN, MA — When Carlos entered Kristen Reidy’s first-grade class at the Salemwood School in Malden, Mass., nearly five years ago, his reading scores put him in the “at risk” category. He missed his dad, who was still in the family’s home country in Central America,...
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2015
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DYS Statewide Youth Showcase 3rd Annual Event is a big success!
BOSTON, MA - On May 27th, honored guests, youth, staff, and community stakeholders gathered to spotlight the positive successes and work of DYS youth and programs at the hugely successful 3rd Annual DYS 'Share Your Art, Share Your Voice!' event. Lieutenant Governor...
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2015
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Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth (SPIFFY) Coalition is recipient of $100,000 grant for substance abuse prevention
NORTHAMPTON, MA - The SPIFFY Coalition, administered by the Collaborative for Educational Services, is pleased to announce the award of a $100,000 (renewable for up to four years) Massachusetts Substance Abuse Prevention Collaborative (SAPC) grant from the...
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2015
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Daughter to receive same civil rights award as mother
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...
May
2015
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Title IX – US Department of Education issues policy letter
The US Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights recently issued a policy letter to public school districts reminding administrators of their obligation to designate at least one individual to coordinate schools' efforts to comply with Title IX. It also...
May
2015
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Survey of Parents of Children with Special Needs
A parent involvement survey is now open to parents of students with individualized education programs (IEPs) in school districts in the special education data collection Cohort 4. Until May 29, 2015, parents can access the survey at...
May
2015
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Notable swan song: Alumni return for retiring Frontier band director’s final show
SOUTH DEERFIELD, MA — In musical notation, a coda signifies the end of a piece, and that’s what Thursday night’s spring concert at Frontier Regional School was for long-time band director Karen Atherton, who will retire in June after 28 years with the school. With the...
May
2015
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Education Partners Awarded $3 Million Grant to Enhance Science Curriculum for Students in the State’s Juvenile Justice System
NORTHAMPTON, MA—A $3 million National Science Foundation grant will bring a new science curriculum to youth involved in juvenile justice system in Massachusetts. Through Project RAISE (Reclaiming Access to Inquiry-based Science), University of Massachusetts in Amherst...
May
2015
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Buckland-Shelburne Elementary climbs from a ‘lowest-’ to a ‘highest-performing’ school
SHELBURNE FALLS, MA — In 2011, the Buckland-Shelburne Elementary School MCAS scores caused the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to declare BSE a “Level 3” school, which meant it was among the lowest-performing 20 percent of schools and districts....
May
2015
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SPIFFY Coalition to hold town hall meeting on underage drinking
NORTHAMPTON, MA - The Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth (SPIFFY) Coalition will its annual coalition meeting in conjunction with a Town Hall Meeting on Underage Drinking on Friday May 29th, 2015, from 11am - 1pm, on underage drinking. The meeting...
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