…working with content that is part of the SEI endorsement course. Each in-person session is an opportunity to be hands-on with your own materials, receive feedback and guidance from a…
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DYS Education Initiative wins nationwide BreakFree competition
Woody Clift, Director of the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS) Education Initiative at the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES), was thrilled to share that students from the Robert F…
Orange: state shortchanges its SPED funding by $3.5 million
ORANGE — It’s not just rural schools feeling left behind by the 25-year-old formula for state aid, it’s schools with a high number of special education students too. Unfortunately, Orange’s…
Empowering Educators: Integrating the New Massachusetts Frameworks Into Health Education
In September of 2023, the state’s first updated health and physical education guidelines in nearly 25 years were approved by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and are designed…
Jeff Riley Will Be Massachusetts’ New Education Commissioner
It’s official: Jeff Riley will be the state’s next education commissioner. Members of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted 8-3 to recommend Riley for the post. Among his…
Science fun for Early Childhood CFCE families at the Hitchcock Center in Amherst
…kindergarten, located in seventeen local communities and run by the Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton, MA. The programs are free and run all year round. For more information about…
Diane Long
Diane Long earned a B.A in English (majoring secondary education) from Rhode Island College and began her career in education as a high school English teacher at an alternative school…
Transition Planning and Services Training Series
…participants will be from a variety of Massachusetts schools. Participants who may be interested in joining this series include: Transition coordinators and case managers Special education teachers serving students in…
Sarah Hopson
…College, majoring in Mathematics and Psychology & Education, and has a Master of Science in Predictive Analytics from Northwestern University. She loves both the teaching and learning sides of education…
Teaching disability history in schools is ‘long overdue,’ advocates say
…under threat,” said Ross Newton, who teaches history at HEC Academy in Northampton, a therapeutic special education high school. Newton has used the Emerging America curriculum in his classroom and…