Karen Reuter, deputy director at the Collaborative for Educational Services, remembers the moment when she knew its trainings for early childhood educators were taking hold. One of the workshop participants stopped…
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Franklin County Tech celebrates revamped welding and metal program
…Brake to bend steel. The grant also supported a 1,400 square foot expansion of the shop program. And in today’s industry, there’s demand for state-of-the-art skills. “Well they’re going to…
A morning of educational play for families from seventeen communities at the Holyoke Children’s Museum
…playgroups and family centers are funded by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care, through the Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) Grant. The centers provide programming for children…
Community leaders support local program for young children and families
…the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) in Northampton; and the Executive Director of CES, Bill Diehl. Ms. Susan Clopton and her husband, John Levine, donated $10,000 in a matching grant…
After School program coming to Easthampton High School
The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) 21st Century After School program has received three year grant funding to open an out-of-school time (OST) program at Easthampton High School. The program…
SPIFFY and QHSUA Present to Ware Select Board
On June 3, 2025, SPIFFY Coalition Coordinator, Lexi Polokoff, and Project Director for the STOP Act Grant on Underage Drinking Prevention for Healthy Quaboag and the Quaboag Hills Substance Use…
‘Homework gap’ shows millions of students lack home internet
…hot spot. But that grant program lapsed. In the area surrounding the school in the city’s north end, less than half of households have home access. School districts, local governments…
Karen Auerbach, PhD
Karen Auerbach (she/they) has a Masters and Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies from Penn State University, and a Masters in Developmental and Educational Psychology from Boston College. At…
Preschool playground at Crocker Farm Elementary School in Amherst officially opens
…through Community Preservation Act money, town capital spending and a grant by the Amherst Education Foundation. The playscape replaces the former playground, which offered students little more than shovels and…
White Brook Middle School celebrates arrival of new recess equipment, breakfast kiosk with Pat Patriot
…cart to encourage more kids to eat healthy foods on their way into school. The school bought the items with a $3,319 grant awarded by Fuel Up to Play 60,…