NORTHAMPTON, MA - Professor John Bracey Jr., Chair of the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst, encouraged the seven seniors graduating today from HEC Academy to follow their dreams without the fear of...
NORTHAMPTON - Early Education and Care (EEC) Commissioner Tom Weber knows that in order to understand and advocate for the needs of very young children, he must see the world from their perspective even if that means getting down on his hands and knees. Weber spent...
Pathways to Independence Program Thursday, May 15, 2014 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Amherst Regional High School 21 Mattoon Street Amherst, MA 01002 The Pathways to Independence Program (PIP) at Amherst Regional High School will host local dignitaries, community...
NORTHAMPTON - Five HEC Academy students were able to increase their independence and pursue their dreams this year thanks to Ben DeMarino Scholarship awards, administered by the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES). HEC Academy in Northampton is an approved...
NORTHAMPTON, MA - Many young people who are involved with Department of Youth Services (DYS), the state's juvenile justice system, have been challenged by traditional teaching approaches used in their previous school settings. But there may be a powerful way to...
NORTHAMPTON, MA - Research shows that a student's working vocabulary is a strong predictor of his or her success in school. But teachers know that engaging students in learning lists of vocabulary words is easier said than done. Many students learn new words just...
NORTHAMPTON, MA - Educators engage struggling learners when they use teaching techniques that are in sync with the brain's memory systems, says local educator and author, Ken Pransky. In his new book, Memory at Work in the Classroom: Strategies to Help...
NORTHAMPTON - For over twenty years, Joan Schuman led the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES), creating and nurturing programs and resources that sought to provide the highest quality education for underserved students and the dedicated professionals who...
NORTHAMPTON - When educators know the children in their classroom well, they can teach in ways that are more responsive to each child's individual needs. A powerful approach for teachers to get to know their children well is through observing and documenting them...
NORTHAMPTON - Desiree Lalbeharie-Josias, the new Director of the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) Early Childhood Programs, has a vision for enhancing educational and wrap-around services for children and families. "I am committed to empowering...
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