…recommendations to ensure the stability of rural school districts. With perspectives from nearly every angle, those testifying in the State House and virtually said bills H.3567 and S.2388, titled “An Act to Provide…
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3/6/26: A Health Education Professional Development training with Mary Connolly
On March 6th, a group of local and regional health educators attended a 3-hour professional development training on “Skills-Based Health Education.” The training was led by Mary Connolly, Program Chair…
Current Board Meetings
Home E Search query for: 2025 08 26 invitation to bid legal aid office supplies ( Page 4 ) CES Board of Director Meetings The Collaborative for Educational Services is…
Two local school advocates tapped to lead state’s new Small and Rural Schools Committee
…$60 million line item for rural school aid and reimbursed transportation costs, among other recommendations laid out in the special commission’s report. After being sent to the Joint Committee on…
Transforming Education Conference
Home E Search query for: 2025 08 26 invitation to bid legal aid office supplies ( Page 4 ) Transforming Education for Social Justice Conference Bridging, Belonging & Civic Engagement…
SPIFFY’s June 2025 Full Coalition Meeting
On June 4th, from 3:30-5:30PM at Nonotuck Park in Easthampton, the SPIFFY Coalition gathered around 50 folks for SPIFFY’s bi-annual Full Coalition Meeting. The focus of this meeting was for…
Youth Policy and Advocacy Summit 2025
The SPIFFY Coalition and the Communities That Care Coalition co-organized a “Youth Policy and Advocacy Skills Summit” on June 14th, from 10AM-3PM at the Smith College Conference Center. The Summit…
Baker-Polito Administration Awards $600,000 in Grants to High Schools to Support Innovation Pathways
…students with hands-on skills learning and access to opportunities for future success in high-demand fields,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “The expansion of Innovation Pathways will allow more students to gain knowledge and…
Relationships as the Center of Learning
Listen on Spotify In this Episode Today’s episode features the thoughts and expertise of co-hosts Suzanne Judson-Whitehouse, online learning manager and Elkie Burnside, online learning instructional designer. Suzanne and Elkie…
Orange: state shortchanges its SPED funding by $3.5 million
…Reinig said. Special education students typically cost a district much more than other students, so that state aid in this area is especially important. The Chapter 70 formula calculates, or…