Longtime Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester died Monday evening after a short illness, the state’s education board chairman announced at a Tuesday meeting. He was 65. “We were…
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U.S. Department of Education Issues Guidance on Federal Funds to Support Afghan and Other Newcomer Students
…promise to them by providing access to equitable and excellent educational opportunities. The U.S. Department of Education stands ready to support states and local districts as they welcome these important new members…
Early Childhood Focuses on Social-Emotional Wellbeing as the Foundation of Learning
The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) early education programs first began in 1996, as preschool teachers and childcare providers recognized that many at-risk children were struggling with social-emotional issues. In…
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…
Report: High demand but high cost for voc-tech programs
…than a traditional high school education each year, good CVTE programs can boost college attendance and career earning power. The 28 regional vocational schools and nine in-district vocational schools in…
Massachusetts Migrant Education Program provides support across the Commonwealth
In the fall of 2020, the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) took on the management of the Massachusetts Migrant Education Program (MMEP). CES has a strong programmatic core of supporting…
Gill-Montague IT director earns MassCUE Administrator Award for tech innovation
…website. MassCUE recognized Tina Mahaney, Gill-Montague’s director of information technology and educational data services, for being somebody who “sees the big picture as well as the details,” as described by Gill-Montague Director…
Northampton students build computers in new digital literacy program
…hours to build the computers, and students then spend time playing a version of Minecraft on the computers to understand buttons and circuits, said Roxanne Mariani-Prall, a technology integration specialist…
Introduction to Assistive Technology
…integration for students with specific learning disabilities and best practices for Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in the classroom environment. Participants should plan to bring their own laptop/Chromebook and/or iPad…
Casey Daigle
Casey Daigle is a digital learning leader, facilitator, and curriculum designer with 14 years of experience co-creating with educators and edtech. As Digital Learning Manager at the Collaborative for Educational…