…involved in trying to change the policies and the systems that shape our food system that are often negatively impacting people in our community,” said Kristen Whitmore, transformational operations coordinator…
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Local legislator visits Reading Recovery Program in West Springfield
…The program focuses on first graders in the lowest 20% of reading readiness among their peers. The event was hosted by the Collaborative for Educational Services’ Laurel Dickey, Early Literacy…
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…
Palmer-Monson Family Network offers a “great, fun, safe place” for kids and parents
…can engage in a play period, followed by story time, and a chance to sing some songs. Resources include the ParentChild+ Program, Early Intervention services, and a clothing exchange program,…
Gov. Baker agrees to major spending increase in his final budget
…The budget fully funds the ongoing implementation of the Student Opportunity Act school financing law and makes “record investments” in early education and child care, housing and homeownership, college financial…
Mount Tom alternative learning program graduates 10 area high schoolers
…at Mount Tom Academy, an alternative learning program run by the Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton, and her outlook changed. Now Levesque plans on attending Holyoke Community College for…
Johnson-Mussad brings experience and care to consulting work
…with new tools to help share it.” Helping schools, districts, and educators to create changed environments that better respond to students’ multiple identities is at the heart of Albert’s work….
Barbara Cheney – CES Profile
…current role. Located at Holyoke Community College (HCC), the alternative high school is designed to serve students who have been unsuccessful in traditional high school settings. The program is managed…
$1M to fight youth opioid addiction
…adults are successful on their path to recovery. It’s still early to define how success of the grant will be measured, but McLaughlin offered that if there are increases in…
An Epidemic Far Worse Than Coronavirus
…while I slept in peace, and robbed me of my friends, my family, my education and — to an extent — my freedom. It provoked the world to change drastically….