…Kennedy School in the DYS Northeast Region have won first prize in the nationwide BreakFree Unexplored competition. BreakFree Education is a national organization that partners directly with juvenile justice agencies…
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Local Coalitions to Urban Outfitters: “Not far enough”
…indicates teens often underestimate the risks of drinking and abusing prescription drugs. Prescription drug abuse is on the rise in Hampshire County. Between 2007 and 2011, teen abuse of prescription…
Massachusetts DYS Students Win National BreakFree Competitions
…to make school relevant and meaningful. The competitions sponsored by BreakFree provide engaging activities for youth, and teachers leverage these interdisciplinary resources to teach across content areas so that students…
Students are still struggling in the classroom
…4 Americans fail to get their high school degree on time. And despite reforms in the school curriculum and technology, achievement gaps have yet to narrow. Diehl has been an…
CES Director Accepts National Award For Innovative Leadership
…schools in positive dialogue about how to improve the lives and education of young people. This past year, CES partnered with the Holyoke Public Schools to manage Dean Technical High…
Woody Clift, Ph.D.
…he helped to design, implement, and replicate an innovative school based early intervention mental health project in the Oakland Public Schools intended to reduce barriers to learning and keep youth…
Strong bonds at Granby High: ‘We will always have each other’
GRANBY — The strong bond that members of the Granby Junior Senior High School Class of 2019 have forged over the years was emphasized at the commencement ceremony Saturday morning….
Raising MCAS bar was a move in the wrong direction
Authentic learning, not test-driven compliance, is crucial as we emerge from the pandemic The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education’s recent decision to raise the score high school students must…
Pols take their cue from students
High school senior Augie Seuffert looked around the full circle in the school’s library, seeing mostly his peers and politicians. He offered his reflection. “I came in here thinking I…
Franklin County Tech principal picked
…in July. Now a high school principal in Baldwinville, Rickan earlier worked in Orange for five years and is an Athol High School graduate. Superintendent James Laverty, who will retire…