Isolda Ortega-Bustamante is the Director of Development for the Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton, MA. She was the Director of State and Federal Programs for the Holyoke Public Schools…
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ONLINE: Accessing Inquiry for English Learners through Primary Sources
…Learners’ access to History, Humanities, and Social Science content across grades (especially for WiDA levels 3-5), including advanced topics. The course offers access to a wealth of state and national…
Emerging America shares stories of advocacy
…their lives, Emerging America has helped many hundreds of teachers over time to develop lessons that speak to issues students care most about, including local communities, social justice, and civic…
The Amherst regional school consolidation question
Over the past several years, the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District has been operating with state funding that has been stagnant at best, and declining at worst. In addition, enrollments have…
Officials sound off to legislators on broadband, schools
CONWAY, MA — A 14-member state Senate delegation got a blast about rural issues from nearly a dozen officials from the four western counties Tuesday. The legislators were taking a…
Afterschool and Out-of-School Programs Woefully Underfunded
A release from the office of State Senator Brendan Crighton: The Legislature’s Afterschool and Out-of-School Time (ASOST) Coordinating Council has found that years of underfunding have left too many Massachusetts…
Collaborative for Educational Services Begins Statewide Youth Mental Health First Aid Training Project
…CES will distribute over 1,500 copies of a comprehensive resource and referral guide of communi.ty services to the YMHFA trainees and partner agencies, including information to meet the specialized needs…
Early Childhood Mental Health
…in Springfield, funded by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC). Home E Search query for: blog edeval 2014 05 state issues ddm guidance ells special…
Marti Wiechman
…minor in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Wyoming, and a Master’s degree in Young Children with Special Needs from Westfield State University. Her career has included teaching and consulting…
Collaborative for Educational Services announces the launch this fall of the Massachusetts Licensure Academy for K-12 Educators of Students with Moderate Disabilities
…statewide since the program was founded in 2003. Said Licensure Program Director, Dr. Cecelia Buckley, “CES is strongly committed to the preparation of both special education teachers and general education…