In response to increasing educational demands and budget pressures, public school districts have looked for ways to join forces to provide necessary resources and programs on a cost-effective basis. One…
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DYS Statewide Youth Showcase 3rd Annual Event is a big success!
BOSTON, MA – On May 27th, honored guests, youth, staff, and community stakeholders gathered to spotlight the positive successes and work of DYS youth and programs at the hugely successful…
The Amherst regional school consolidation question
…This means providing students with multiple pathways to prosperity including vocational and technical licensure programs along with traditional and non-traditional pathways to higher education. As a public school system, we…
Alternative high schools emphasize learning over time in class
…to do about students who have repeatedly failed a grade and are on the verge of dropping out. For almost two decades, Diploma Plus has operated small alternative programs for…
Healthy Hampshire Receives CISA 2022 Local Hero Award
…team was also named as a Local Hero in 2022, for their work including supporting SNAP matching programs at local farmer’s markets, setting up community gardens, developing mobile food markets,…
Students Gain Experience Via New CES Internship Program
Thirty area high school students found spring and summer employment through a newly opened summer internship program this past year. Developed by CES’s Matt Rigney, Alternative Youth Programs Director, and…
Excellence In Education awards: Living Our Guiding Principles award winners for December and January
…Teamwork”. Congratulations Nicholas! January 2023 Stacy Broadbent, Butler Center Teacher, is the recipient of the Excellence in Education: Living our Guiding Principles Award for the Central Region for the month…
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…
Wendy Harris
…She has participated in a number of programs including the Teacher for Global Classrooms program (Colombia), Fund for Teachers Fellowship (DeafBlind education in Tanzania and Kenya), National History Day Master…
HEC Academy students add nutrition education to their weekly schedule
…“imagination into food education.” “It helped me learn how to frame things about nutrition and center students’ food histories within a larger cultural context that informs our access and relationship…