…children where they are learning and thriving is a no-brainer, but somehow it continues to be a non-starter when it comes to adequate public funding. Year after year, the need…
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Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) Hires New Executive Director
…a nationally recognized alternative education model for youth who have been failed by the traditional education system. Diehl has also worked at Commonwealth Corporation, designing and managing school-community partnerships, adolescent…
Early Childhood Programs Reduce Need for Special Ed
Attendance in an early childhood program dramatically reduces the chance that a child will need to be placed in pricier special education in third grade, according to research just published…
3/6/26: A Health Education Professional Development training with Mary Connolly
On March 6th, a group of local and regional health educators attended a 3-hour professional development training on “Skills-Based Health Education.” The training was led by Mary Connolly, Program Chair…
Workforce Development offers students opportunity and growth
The first School to Work program was offered by the Hampshire Educational Collaborative (HEC) in 1974, after being requested by area educators. This offering provided vocational instruction for high school…
Teresa Poteat, M.Ed.
Teresa Poteat joined CES/SEIS in January 2022. Her diversified academic and professional experiences uniquely prepared her for this position. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies with a…
Kathi Titus, M.Ed.
Kathi Titus, M.Ed., previously managed the SEIS contract with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on behalf of CES. Under the contract, CES provides and supports special education to…
Mariah Lapiroff M.A.T., Ed.S.
Mariah is from Berkeley, CA, and grew up in a Chinese and Jewish family with teachers for parents. She continually feels deeply influenced by and connected to her home, cultures,…
Ed tech must do more to ‘advance equity,’ U.S. Secretary of Education says
SCOTTSDALE, AZ—The U.S. Department of Education unveiled a new education technology developer’s guide Tuesday during the annual ASU+GSV Summit conference here. In remarks at the conference, U.S. Secretary of Education…
Kristen Hamilton M. Ed.
Kristen Hamilton, M. Ed., is an English teacher at South Hadley High School where she’s been teaching for 17 years. Prior to that, she taught ELA at the Michael E….