…Rico as children, he lived in public housing and didn’t speak English as a young child. “I remember my first day of kindergarten at John Barry School,” the nominee for…
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Chrissy D’Agostino
…early childhood special education from San Francisco State University, and for over a decade has worked directly with families and educational organizations seeking to better understand the unique needs of…
Isolda Ortega-Bustamante named as Development Director at CES
…State and Federal Programs for Holyoke Public Schools, overseeing $17 million dollars in public grant programs, and leading the district in securing a $300,000 state grant to bolster enrichment activities…
Transforming Education for Social Justice Conference set to take place on March 29th, 2025
…find shared values and bridge across differences in order to make lasting change that supports every student.” This year’s conference is expected to host over 200 attendees, and will focus…
Marti Wiechman
…in a variety of public and private Early Childhood Education programs. Marti has used her knowledge of American Sign Language and alternative communication strategies to support children in finding their…
How one Massachusetts town turned around early reading program
MALDEN, MA — When Carlos entered Kristen Reidy’s first-grade class at the Salemwood School in Malden, Mass., nearly five years ago, his reading scores put him in the “at risk”…
Raising MCAS bar was a move in the wrong direction
…favorite response – “that’s a local decision” – effectively dumping those decisions back in our laps. Children and families all struggled and suffered during this pandemic and educators are again…
Setting the Stage for Future Educators
…Former Director, CES Licensure Programs. A shortage of teachers in the early 2000s led to the start of the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) licensure program as an alternative path…
DYS Partnerships
…into the community. Home E Search query for: programs early childhood system change successful children scsc toolkits ( Page 18 ) Partnerships in the Community Community partnerships are the…
Barbara Cheney Appointed Fellow for Summit Learning
…been so successful, that this Spring Cheney was named a Summit Learning Fellow. Summit Learning is a national network of public schools. The program itself operates 11 public schools (The…