Months after Gov. Maura Healey’s initial budget proposal showed a moderate increase to rural school aid, that line item has nearly tripled in the approved budget, in what area administrators…
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CES report outlines difficult truth about literacy issues
…wasn’t all bad news. Winchester continues to meet state requirements related to early literacy screening. It uses its own Early Reading Support Program to identify and support struggling readers. Literacy…
The Pandemic Hurt These Students the Most
…that provides academic assessments. The students did not just stall early on; the setbacks accumulated over time — and continued even after many students had returned to the classroom this…
Resilience Starts with Us
Supporting the care, growth, development and early learning foundation of young children in partnership with their parents is powerful, important and multifaceted. Early educators are required to do lots of…
Working toward a drug-free culture
…trying to do is to do the early prevention,” District Attorney David E. Sullivan said. “It’s never too early to give good messages to kids.” Kids learned about how to…
State cuts Mohawk preschool funding
BUCKLAND, MA — Because the state Department of Early Education and Care has decided to phase out its Inclusive Preschool Learning Environment grant program, the Mohawk Trail Regional School District…
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…