…from Bard College at Simon’s Rock in 1992, Gwendolyn began her life here in the Berkshires. Powered by her own life experiences as well as formal education, certifications and training,…
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Annual IEP Summit
Please join Special Education experts, Allan Blume, Jan Hollenbeck and Laurel Peltier for the CES annual IEP Summit. This summit is a conference for special educators, team leaders, administrators and…
Comerford secures $1M for Franklin, Hampshire county projects
A series of education, family medicine, food access and infrastructure projects across Franklin and Hampshire counties are among the local recipients included in a $3.76 billion spending package signed into…
Loris Bjorkman-Joslyn
Loris Bjorkman-Joslyn is a Special Education teacher at PVPA Charter School in South Hadley. She has been teaching in Special Education for 10 years. Loris holds a B.A. in Psychology…
Safire DeJong Ed.D.
Safire is a mama, auntie, daughter, practitioner, and scholar. She is co-editor of Readings for Diversity and Social Justice and holds a Doctorate of Education in Social Justice Education from…
Students are still struggling in the classroom
NORTHAMPTON, MA – Three decades ago, President Reagan commissioned a study, “A Nation at Risk,” that exposed problems in the education system. Those numbers were recently compared with today. And…
$23 Billion Funding Gap Exists Between White and Nonwhite School Districts, Report Finds
…of students, a new report found. The report, released this week by the nonprofit EdBuild, put a dollar amount on the problem of school segregation, which has persisted long after…
Kate Hobbs
Kate joins the Licensure team having spent 7 years working as the Data Quality and Use Coordinator for the Special Education in Institutional Settings contract with CES. In her role…
How to reach students without internet access during coronavirus? Schools get creative
This article about students without internet access at home was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. On the Friday…
Urban legislators don’t get the struggle to fund large, rural bus routes
…individual legislators who made the promise are long gone. So maybe a little education is in order. The law promising reimbursement made the payouts “subject to appropriation” by the Legislature….