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DYS Education Initiative wins nationwide BreakFree competition
Woody Clift, Director of the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS) Education Initiative at the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES), was thrilled to share that students from the Robert F…
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…health education. Home E Search query for: blog blog tag early education and care commissioner ( Page 15 ) Schools Youth substance use prevention is founded on the theory…
ESE Issues Fiscal Conditions in Rural School Districts Report
In January, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE) filed a report with the Joint Committee on Ways & Means, the Joint Committee on Education and the Commonwealth’s…
400 Attend Annual DYS Art Showcase
…youth, supported by the tremendously talented and creative art, horticulture, vocational, general and special education teachers, the Education and Career Counselors, Instructional Coaches, supervisors, and the colleagues with whom we…
“Lifelong educator” Steve Zrike chosen to lead Holyoke schools
…news conference in Holyoke early Monday afternoon. The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted last month to put the district into state receivership, citing years of underperformance. Zrike…
Resilience Starts with Us
Supporting the care, growth, development and early learning foundation of young children in partnership with their parents is powerful, important and multifaceted. Early educators are required to do lots of…
HEC Academy students add nutrition education to their weekly schedule
…supported the students’ proposal by incorporating food education into HEC’s curriculum. Amy Stamm, one of two special education teaching coordinators at HEC, has spearheaded this new focus, explaining that she…
North Berkshire Academy prepares for success in the Berkshires
…Force of Superintendents, Special Education Directors, and community partners from several school districts in the Berkshires. Seeing the need for a locally based special education public day school, Superintendents Barbara…
Laurel Peltier leading cohorts in Connecticut for Special Education
…State Department of Education, the Connecticut State Education Resource Center (SERC), and the Regional Education Service Center Alliance (RESC) as we invite guest speakers and panelists, create content modules, and…