"Should we be minions?" asked Liz Etheridge. Dressed in brightly colored body socks designed to enhance sensory awareness, she and her young client proceeded to use movement, costumes and swings in the OTC gym. Movement games are a favorite for the boy when he...
Asked about his favorite recipe from the Cooking Club at Greenfield High School's Green Room After School Program, Ben, a quiet, reflective eighth grader, thought carefully about his choices. Ben's father, Mike, didn't need time to think about it. "Swedish Apple...
On the wall across from Albert Mussad's desk is a large photograph of children and their teacher. The teacher is Mussad, and the students are some of his very first, from his early days as an educator. Now, as the newly installed Director of Professional...
Over two hundred educators attended the Collaborative for Educational Services 2016 Technology in Education (TiE2016) Conference, held Thursday at Holyoke Community College. Keynote speaker Antero Garcia, Assistant Professor of English at Colorado State University,...
Julia Levesque was trying to give the snowman arms, typing as she looked at the image on her screen to make sure the limbs were positioned correctly. But something went wrong and the illustration’s torso shifted off to the side. She started again — this time...
We are following closely the discussion about potential changes to the cap on charter schools. There is much room for debate about the value, impact, funding and accountability of charter schools, and we applaud the work of Senate President Stanley Rosenberg and...
HEC Academy students joined Monte Belmonte yesterday afternoon for part of his annual "Monte's March" to raise awareness and funds for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. HEC Academy students walked part of Monte's route from Springfield to Northampton, during...
Shelburne Falls, MA -- Superintendents representing most of the 36 Franklin and Hampshire County public school districts gathered today to share with legislators their concerns about the impact of charter expansion on small and rural districts. Representative...
William (Bill) Diehl, in addition to serving as the Collaborative for Educational Services executive director, also serves as the chair of the Diploma Plus board. Bill recently sat down with the Hechinger Report's Gail Robinson to talk about the work of Diploma...
Across the Department, staff, community members, families and supporters of DYS youth witnessed first-hand the results of encouraging our youth and their potential for accomplishing great things. Graduating from high school is a special milestone for any young...
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