BOSTON — Massachusetts’ new budget includes $1.5 million for a new “rural school aid” account championed by Sen. Adam Hinds, D-Pittsfield. Nearly one month into the state’s new fiscal year,…
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Massachusetts Senate passes Breakfast After the Bell legislation
BOSTON (WWLP) – Several schools in the western part of the state already offer what is known as the Breakfast After the Bell program, which makes sure students aren’t hungry…
Pioneer Special Olympics bowling group connects ‘unified buddies’ with student athletes
…and now has roughly 15 high school and middle school students volunteering as “unified buddies” with the 10 Special Olympics athletes. For eight weeks, in January and February, students head…
Third Annual DYS Racial Trauma Conference Held on April 11, 2022
…The ongoing goal has been to deepen the program’s collective understanding of how racial trauma impacts youth in the care and custody of DYS, and how educators and practitioners can…
Collaborative for Educational Services Executive Director Announces Plans for Reitrement
…childhood providers in Western Massachusetts communities. Programs and services for learners/families include After School, Early Childhood, Special Education and Alternative Education Programs. Programs and services for educators include Early Childhood,…
CES wins $60,000 federal grant to bring arts into DYS classrooms
…residencies to develop arts educational programming. Over a hundred students in 10 DYS facilities will participate in the program. Final projects include four murals, two plays, and four drumming performances….
Barbara Cheney
…a M.Ed. from New York University. Cheney was named a Summit Learning Fellow for her work with the Mount Tom Academy program – a CES alternative learning program for high…
Lessons learned, problems solved at engineering camp
…(STEM) education. Students learn hard scientific principles like Newton’s first law of motion, according to Louise Law, Union 38 school system’s director of elementary curriculum. Union 38 oversaw the program….
Albert Johnson-Mussad Ph.D.
…presented at the 2023 LitCon, the largest K-8 literacy education conference in North America; Improving Outcomes for Students in Poverty, at the 2024 Pennsylvania Migrant Education Program Conference; and Listening…
Local 21st Century Learning Centers approved for funding for this coming school year
…programs are designed to incorporate a balance of learning and fun activities in a safe, supportive environment. Through the programs, students strengthen their academic skills, deepen communication skills with adults…