…Two of the five towns served by the Hampshire Regional High School don’t have residential broadband access. Many of those students don’t have access to a car either. Principal Kristen…
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SEI Endorsement Center
…for: blog blog tag equal access to education ( Page 13 ) What is the SEI Endorsement? Closing the proficiency gap depends on teachers having the skills and knowledge necessary…
Educators from Collaborative for Educational Services Publish Book on IEP and 504 Teams
NORTHAMPTON — The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES), a member of the Massachusetts Organization of Educational Collaboratives (MOEC), is pleased to announce that two of its educators recently published a…
Orange: state shortchanges its SPED funding by $3.5 million
ORANGE — It’s not just rural schools feeling left behind by the 25-year-old formula for state aid, it’s schools with a high number of special education students too. Unfortunately, Orange’s…
Empowering Educators: Integrating the New Massachusetts Frameworks Into Health Education
In September of 2023, the state’s first updated health and physical education guidelines in nearly 25 years were approved by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and are designed…
Jeff Riley Will Be Massachusetts’ New Education Commissioner
It’s official: Jeff Riley will be the state’s next education commissioner. Members of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted 8-3 to recommend Riley for the post. Among his…
CES continues its strong Partnership with BreakFree Education
The DYS Education Initiative continues its strong Partnership with BreakFree Education, a national organization that partners directly with juvenile justice agencies across the country, providing the resources, training, and networks…
CES Instructor Danielle Maco earns BreakFree Educator Badge
As a Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) Instructor at the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services’ RFK Girls Treatment facility, Danielle Maco had been using components of the monthly BreakFree Education…
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…
Staff shortages throughout K-12 education are taking a toll
Openings are affecting student programming and services at a time we need them most AS 2023 OPENED, the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education met on January 3 for…