The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) welcomes Mariah Lapiroff as a new Social Justice and Equity in Schools Specialist. Mariah, originally from Berkeley, CA, joins our team as a social…
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Department of Youth Services Guiding Principles awards for November
…the classroom.” Northeast Region: Kennedy School Teacher, Rhonda Fears Rhonda Fears, Teacher at Kennedy School, is the recipient of the Excellence in Education: Living our Guiding Principles Award for the…
Palmer-Monson Family Network offers a “great, fun, safe place” for kids and parents
…the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care through a Coordinated Family and Community Engagement Grant. This service, designed for young ones from infants through age 8, is not only…
New program lets schools compete for increased funding
BOSTON, MA (WWLP) – A new initiative called “Building on What Works” hopes to be a competitive way to increase funding for public schools. The new proposal would allow under-performing…
Western MA coalition releases recommendations for minimizing the impact of trauma on young children involved in DCF
NORTHAMPTON, MA – System Change for Successful Children (SCSC), a federally funded initiative coordinated by the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES), recently released recommendations to Massachusetts policy makers for minimizing…
State education board approves new hybrid test
BOSTON, MA – Massachusetts students will soon be facing a new standardized test after the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted to combine elements of the existing MCAS…
Sharon Jones, M.Ed.
…for the University of Massachusetts. Sharon is widely known for her expertise in helping schools and teachers adopt the structures, dispositions and skills for effective co-teaching. Sharon coaches co-teachers across…
Becoming money smart: At Fort River Elementary in Amherst, 5th-graders learn about finances by working and paying rent through mock program
…of high school students can be considered financially literate, according to a 2015 Massachusetts report on financial literacy, and that Massachusetts is one of 12 states across the country that…
National award promotes use of educational technology in the Department of Youth Services
…technologies. CEEAS is a national organization committed to helping alternative schools implement transformational, student-focused practices that improve the lives of students they serve. The Massachusetts DYS and their educational partners,…
CES launches statewide training program to help early childhood educators assess and respond to children’s needs
…Jane Myers said the program aims to provide training to over 1300 kindergarten teachers in over 90 Massachusetts public school districts over the next year as well as at least…