…lost sleep. But I have not lost hope. Genesis Rios is a fifth-grader at Sheffield Elementary School. She lives in Turners Falls, Massachusetts. A version of this commentary first appeared…
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CES wins $60,000 federal grant to bring arts into DYS classrooms
…Programs at CES. Throughout the initiative, artists from four organizations (Performance Project, Actors Shakespeare Project, Merill Comeau Fiber Arts, and This World Music) will work with DYS teachers in classroom-based…
National Endowment for the Arts award will support local arts integration program for girls in the juvenile justice system
…A professional teaching artist from Enchanted Circle Theater will lead an arts integration program for teen girls in Department of Youth Services (DYS) Treatment Centers in Massachusetts. The project activities…
Dee McWilliams
…experience in early literacy development, Dee has been a classroom teacher, mentor teacher and literacy coach. She earned a B.S. and M. Ed. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.…
Dean Tech Students Learn High-Tech Skills by Moving Robots
…the school as part of a grant through the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center. Students first build robots out of Lego building blocks. After plugging the robots into school computers, students…
Mass Cultural Council Funds Artist in Residence Working with the DYS Education Initiative
…for the future.“ The Collaborative for Educational Services is a partner to the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS) in creating access statewide to high-quality secondary and post-secondary education, career…
Adam Stumacher
…Carol Houck Smith fellow at the University of Wisconsin. He has taught classes and given lectures at many universities including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Harvard Kennedy School….
CES Profile – Paying it Forward
…trouble in the same neighborhoods where his own troubles with the law began. “I want to make a big impact,” said Pereira, who is setting his sights on a master’s…
Social Studies & Civics Educators PLC
This professional learning community (PLC) is for anyone who is a Social Studies/Civics educator in a school setting in Massachusetts. This PLC will be a place for Social Studies/Civics educators…
Paul Goodhind named principal of Mosier Elementary School in South Hadley
South Hadley, MA — Completing a change in leadership for the younger grades, the School Department announced Wednesday that Paul Goodhind, an educator in central Massachusetts, will be the new…