MaryBeth Davidson brings extensive experience in the field of education to her position at the Collaborative for Educational Services. She is an educational consultant specializing in supervision and evaluation, principal…
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Amherst Regional superintendent to serve on statewide Racial Imbalance Advisory Council
…advise the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the education commissioner “on matters pertinent to the integration of students in our public schools and improved student achievement for all…
Jan Hollenbeck
…related service providers, teachers, families, and others to support and facilitate the success of children in educational settings (www.otpartnership.com). Dr. Hollenbeck is a Special Education Administrator responsible for related services,…
Rural schools develop state aid proposal
…a draft proposal that seeks more Chapter 70 state aid for rural schools with the highest enrollment declines, the lowest per capita income and flat-level state aid to education. The…
Poverty, segregation persist in U.S. schools, report says
…comes from nonfederal sources, according to the Education Department. The resulting imbalance renders “the education available to millions of American public school students profoundly unequal,” the commission said. For instance,…
Buckland-Shelburne Elementary climbs from a ‘lowest-’ to a ‘highest-performing’ school
SHELBURNE FALLS, MA — In 2011, the Buckland-Shelburne Elementary School MCAS scores caused the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to declare BSE a “Level 3” school, which meant…
Belchertown teacher a quarterfinalist for music educator Grammy Award
…are all aiming and striving to create a better world around music education for our students.” For Gould, making it to the quarterfinals is more than just a personal achievement….
At state budget hearing at GCC, school officials share unique challenges faced by rural districts
GREENFIELD — At the Joint Committee on Ways and Means’ fiscal year 2025 state budget hearing on Friday, the focus was on statewide education and local aid. At the regional…
Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth (SPIFFY) Coalition is recipient of $100,000 grant for substance abuse prevention
…the lead SAPC Coordinator, and is housed at the Collaborative for Educational Services. For more information, contact Sue Cairn, Director, Department of Healthy Families and Communities, Collaborative for Educational Services….
Massachusetts to recommend modifying MCAS graduation requirements for Class of 2022
In light of the COVID pandemic’s impact on the school year, Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey C. Riley announced he will be recommending changes to the state’s graduation requirements…