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HERD INSTINCT Smith Voke students find lesson in the barn

NORTHAMPTON, MA - Tucked away in a red barn at the back of the Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School campus, there’s a different kind of learning going on. Students study with sheep, ...

Educators focus on Connected Teaching and Learning at the 2016 Technology in Education Conference

Over two hundred educators attended the Collaborative for Educational Services 2016 Technology in Education (TiE2016) Conference, held Thursday at Holyoke Community College. Keynote speaker ...

Massachusetts receives $4 million Gates Foundation grant

Massachusetts has been named one of five recipients nationwide that will receive a $4 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Commonwealth will use the funds for ...

Alternative high schools emphasize learning over time in class

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 ...

Area schools turn to Google’s online software solutions

NORTHAMPTON, MA— Standing before a roomful of 10- and 11-year-olds, technology specialist Andrea Marks pointed to what she calls the “waffle” at the corner of a large computer screen in the ...

After School Program begins this September at William E. Norris School

SOUTHAMPTON, MA - The William E. Norris Elementary School begins a new after school program for the coming school year, starting September 8th, 2015 for students through grade 5. The program ...

Local 21st Century Learning Centers approved for funding for this coming school year

NORTHAMPTON – State funding for five “exemplary” out-of-school time programs in the region has been approved for the coming school year.  The five programs provide high quality academic ...

Governor Baker signs FY16 Budget

BOSTON, MA - Governor Baker’s FY16 budget has been signed for the Commonwealth. The final budget figure was $38.1 billion, with Baker’s vetoes totaling $162.8 million. Cuts relating to ...

If you want your children to succeed, teach them to share in Kindergarten

Kindergartners who share, cooperate and are helpful are more likely to have a college degree and a job 20 years later than children who lack those social skills, according to a new study. Kids ...

The Amherst regional school consolidation question

Over the past several years, the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District has been operating with state funding that has been stagnant at best, and declining at worst. In addition, enrollments ...

Career Skills Workshop at the Amherst Survival Center

AMHERST, MA - On the evening of Thursday, June 18, 2015, area high school students and adult members of the community joined staff from the Amherst Survival Center to listen to a panel ...

Blended Learning Issue Brief released and available for download

NORTHAMPTON, MA - An Issue Brief, ‘Connecting to Possibilities: Integrating Technology in Juvenile Justice Education’ is available for free download from the Collaborative for Educational ...
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