…highlights stories from Massachusetts DYS facilities of Blended Learning, as well as updates on the national Unjammed Blended Learning initiatives. The June 2015 Issue Brief is available for download here….
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Collaborative for Educational Services honors Board of Governors Chair Lisa Minnick
NORTHAMPTON, MA – The Board of Governors at the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) in Northampton honored departing Chair Lisa Minnick last night, at their June 24th meeting. Chairwoman Minnick…
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…
State Pre-K Funding 2016-17 Fiscal Year: Trends and opportunities
…increased funding levels for pre-K programs. Overall, state funding has increased by nearly $480 million or 6.8 percent since 2015-16. Additionally, since Education Commission of the States began producing this…
Greenfield Middle School prepares for Math & Science Academy arrival
…the Math & Science Academy to the Greenfield Middle School to form a “school within a school” was formally announced in 2015, but because of logistics issues, it was delayed.…
UMass Amherst receives $4.4 million grant to train students in cybersecurity
…The university’s Cybersecurity Institute has secured a renewal of its CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program, sponsored by the National Science Foundation. A team of cybersecurity researchers, led by the College…
The Amherst regional school consolidation question
…must critically evaluate our educational programs, and be ready to strengthen and create new educationally engaging and relevant experiences for our students. Discussions have begun with Greenfield Community College leadership…
Obama Education Rules Are Swept Aside by Congress
…predecessor, No Child Left Behind. Many critics viewed No Child, passed under President George W. Bush, as well as Mr. Obama’s first-term education policies, as punitive. The policies pushed for…
Mass Association of School Superintendents Supports Attorney General Healey in JUUL lawsuit announcement
Paul Andrews, M.A.S.S. Director of Professional Development and Government Relation, represented M.A.S.S. today as Attorney General Maura Healey announced that her office has sued JUUL Labs Inc. for creating a…
Fourth Annual DYS Racial Trauma Conference Held in Person
March 20th, 2023 – Norwood MA Today, well over 300 educators, community partners, clinicians, and professionals affiliated with the Department of Youth Services, or with the Collaborative for Educational Services…