…the court created a definition of a “free, appropriate public education” in the special education arena that has stood for decades. Under the definition, special education must confer “some educational…
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Transforming Education for Social Justice Conference set to take place on March 29th, 2025
The Collaborative for Educational Services is in the final stages of planning for the fourth regional Transforming Education for Social Justice conference for PK-12 educators, leaders, students, and community members,…
Education secretary hears about rural school challenges
…recently tapped as this region’s director. Tutwiler oversees the state’s early, primary and higher education. Tutwiler had lunch with students and talked to them about the importance of rural education…
Massachusetts Migrant Education Program Transitions to Collaborative for Educational Services
Effective on September 1st, 2020, the Massachusetts Migrant Education Program (MMEP) will be managed by the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES). CES is a non-profit educational services agency, committed to…
Trump Chooses Betsy DeVos For Education Secretary
…the son of Richard DeVos, who co-founded the home care products company Amway. Trump, in a statement, called DeVos “a brilliant and passionate education advocate.” He added that she would…
State board rejects Hadley Chinese charter school expansion
…state’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on Monday turned down a proposed expansion to nearly double its enrollment. In a voice vote about four hours into its meeting in…
Recent Massachusetts Graduates Tie For Top Score on ACT Test
…than half of the students included here met all four of ACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks,” Mitchell Chester, commissioner of education, said in a statement. “As districts continue to align their…
Governor Baker signs FY16 Budget
…that are raising concern include funding for early education and care programs, and the full day Kindergarten development grant program. According to Senate President Stan Rosenberg, D-Amherst, “We have serious…
Back to school: Dual enrollment, early college programs a boon for area high schoolers
…executive director of Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton. “It’s a pretty different way of interacting with your education, and I think high schoolers having exposure to that helps them…
Professional Development in DYS Education
…to meet the diverse needs of the DYS population. Home E Search query for: blog blog tag early education and care commissioner ( Page 16 ) Our Approach DYS strives…