…lost sleep. But I have not lost hope. Genesis Rios is a fifth-grader at Sheffield Elementary School. She lives in Turners Falls, Massachusetts. A version of this commentary first appeared…
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CES wins $60,000 federal grant to bring arts into DYS classrooms
…Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS). The Artists in Juvenile Justice Initiative will bring performance, digital media, and visual arts to DYS classrooms around the state. “We are thrilled to…
National Endowment for the Arts award will support local arts integration program for girls in the juvenile justice system
…couldn’t be more thrilled with this grant award and the opportunities it will bring to the young women in our schools to cultivate their ideas, identity and learn to speak…
MCAS Requirement Waived for Mass. Students This Spring
Students in Massachusetts won’t have to take the MCAS exams this spring, amid school closures across the state due to the coronavirus outbreak. Gov. Charlie Baker signed the law that…
504 Coordinators Community of Practice
…about current priorities and best practices for IEP and 504 team leaders in Massachusetts. The 504 Coordinators Community of Practice will meet via Zoom once each month for 1 hour…
Dee McWilliams
Dee McWilliams is currently a reading specialist and Reading Recovery teacher at Plains School in South Hadley, MA. A veteran teacher with extensive experience in early literacy development, Dee has…
Secondary IEP Team Leader Community of Practice
…about current priorities and best practices for IEP and 504 team leaders in Massachusetts. The Educational Team Leader Community of Practice will meet via Zoom once each month for 1…
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…
Students Learn at local horse farm
…in Amherst, Massachusetts. The story that follows was sent to us by Patricia Taylor, the teacher that first found this unique farm and saw the potential that it held for…
Winter 2013 Special Olympics
…on Thursday in the gym at Smith Middle School in South Hadley. “He loves basketball,” said Steve. “He’s been looking forward to this.” Maxwell was among 80 developmentally disabled youth…