…share this guidance.” Under state and federal law, state educational agencies and local school districts must provide all elementary and secondary students with equal access to public education—irrespective of race,…
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Providers and Parents Talk with MA Early Education Leader at CES
NORTHAMPTON – Early Education and Care (EEC) Commissioner Tom Weber knows that in order to understand and advocate for the needs of very young children, he must see the world…
HEC Academy
Home E Search query for: blog blog tag urban education ( Page 8 ) We Believe Every Student Can Learn and Succeed The Collaborative for Educational Services has been providing…
HEC Academy students add nutrition education to their weekly schedule
…supported the students’ proposal by incorporating food education into HEC’s curriculum. Amy Stamm, one of two special education teaching coordinators at HEC, has spearheaded this new focus, explaining that she…
North Berkshire Academy prepares for success in the Berkshires
…Force of Superintendents, Special Education Directors, and community partners from several school districts in the Berkshires. Seeing the need for a locally based special education public day school, Superintendents Barbara…
Laurel Peltier leading cohorts in Connecticut for Special Education
…State Department of Education, the Connecticut State Education Resource Center (SERC), and the Regional Education Service Center Alliance (RESC) as we invite guest speakers and panelists, create content modules, and…
High Court Argument to Center on Level of Benefits for Special Education
…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…
First Annual Excellence in Education: Living our Guiding Principles Monthly Award
…day I found that admiration and respect rising to new levels.” About the DYS Education Initiative The Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton, MA, manages the DYS EDUCATION INITIATIVE on…
CES Reports
Home E Search query for: blog blog tag urban education ( Page 8 ) Annual Highlights We invite you to click on the images below to download a…
Mitchell Chester, State’s Longtime Education Commissioner, Dies At 65
Longtime Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester died Monday evening after a short illness, the state’s education board chairman announced at a Tuesday meeting. He was 65. “We were…