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Governor Baker outlines plans for local aid increases

In next week’s annual budget proposal, Gov. Charlie Baker will call for a $91 million increase in education local aid, and a $40 million boost in unrestricted local aid to cities and towns. The ...

Mass. employers identified skills gaps in workforce readiness

A new survey, reported in the Worcester Business Journal, has found that 75 percent of employers are having trouble finding qualified candidates to fill open positions, up from 69 percent in ...

Breaking the school-to-prison pipeline for young offenders one class at a time

Since 2003, the Collaborative for Educational Services has been a partner to the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS) in creating access to high-quality education and employment ...

DYS – Watching our Youth Succeed

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 ...

Unjammed: Using Technology to Transform Teaching and Learning in the Classroom

The Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS) and its educational partners, the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) and Commonwealth Corporation, were among those selected by The ...

Springfield Treatment Center wins first place in nationwide read-a-thon for students residing in juvenile justice facilities.

During the month of February, the Center for Educational Excellence in Alternative Settings (CEEAS), with the support of Scholastic, Inc., sponsored Unbound, a nationwide read-a-thon. More than ...

Scholar and Common Core critic Yong Zhao says schools need to rethink use of classroom technology

HOLYOKE - In author and education scholar Yong Zhao's view, the prevailing use of classroom technology has failed to improve student learning in America. "Honestly, today, if you ask yourself ...

Collaborative for Educational Services Executive Director Announces Plans for Reitrement

Northampton, MA - Dr. Joan E. Schuman today announced plans to retire from her long-time role as Executive Director of the Collaborative for Educational Services ("The Collaborative") at the end ...
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