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…
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Sparsity Aid for rural schools? Mohawk mulls rural school assoc.
…not unique in this — and in finding ways to survive.” He said the purpose of this new educational group is to “represent interests peculiar to rural districts” that are…
Uncovering Security Flaws in Digital Education Products
…at a software start-up in Los Altos, Calif. “A big part of the problem is that there’s not even any consensus of what ‘good security’ means for an educational website…
Hawlemont sees new principal, new programs
…school,” she said. “We don’t have combined (grade) classes. Each grade is staffed by their own dedicated teacher.” “We’re running off of a ‘whole child’ educational, experiential philosophy. We really…
Early Educators Chart a Path from Self-Care and Cultural Responsiveness To Professional Growth
Karen Reuter, deputy director at the Collaborative for Educational Services, remembers the moment when she knew its trainings for early childhood educators were taking hold. One of the workshop participants stopped…
Excellence In Education awards: Living Our Guiding Principles award winners for December and January
The Collaborative for Educational Services is pleased to announce the December and January winners of our regional Excellence in Education: Living our Guiding Principles Award! We honor those educators across…
Isolda Ortega-Bustamante
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…
Collaborative Licensure Programs teacher featured on WBZ/CBS Boston
Matthew Beyranevand, a longtime Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) Licensure Programs instructor, and a Chelmsford teacher, has been featured on WBZ / CBS Boston’s Eye on Education segment for his…
GusNIP Produce Prescription Program boosts healthy food availability and support for local residents
…the foods locally that support better health. A lot has been accomplished. In 2019, the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) and 10 other partner organizations, including the Hilltown Community Health…
Policy, Politics, and Curriculum
…is not developed in a vacuum—it is shaped by state and federal policy and mandates, school committee priorities and resources, educational research, and the involvement and capacity of the teachers….