…with these types of collaborative projects. They eventually hope to pursue a project, with the University of Massachusetts, to establish a Rural Education Research Center to identify rural best practices….
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Recent Massachusetts Graduates Tie For Top Score on ACT Test
…ACT College Readiness Benchmarks (English, math, reading and science), well above the national average of 28 percent, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education said. “I congratulate our Commonwealth’s students,…
Juuling in school: E-cigarette use prevalent among local youth
…as part of a vaping prevention workshop in Northampton sponsored by the Collaborative for Educational Services and the Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth. The survey found that 45…
SPIFFY Staff and Partner Coalitions attend CADCA
…and CADCA National Leadership Forum at the end of January/early February in Maryland. They participated in trainings regarding cannabis science, youth engagement, strategic planning and other topics, networked with colleagues…
Amherst Mobile Market begins third year on June 7th
…the Amherst Mobile Market Planning Committee–this group is convened by Healthy Hampshire staff at the Collaborative for Educational Services and is part of the recently-launched Hampshire County Food Policy Council. …
Swift River School forum on standardized testing draws large crowd
…planning stages, according to Johanna Bartlett, school committee chair. Town officials and school committee members from Wendell and Union #28, Hatfield, Longmeadow, Holyoke and Gill-Montague schools attended, as well as…
Heather Warner, MPH
Heather Warner, MPH, (she/her/hers) is the Hampshire Franklin Tobacco-Free Community Partnership Coordinator, at the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) in Northampton, Massachusetts. The Tobacco-Free Community Partnership is part of a…
Easthampton adults won’t buy alcohol for minors
…the community about the dangers of supplying alcohol to minors, their attitudes changed completely,” said Heather Warner, Prevention Specialist for the Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth (SPIFFY) Coalition….
School transportation costs a burden to Mohawk Trail
…mile, compared to 4.3 students in the four-town Pioneer district — Mohawk is in a five-year transportation contract due to expire two years from now. A long-range planning report noted…
Mohawk to add instruction on Native American history, issues
BUCKLAND — Mohawk Trail Regional School District is planning to incorporate more Native American instruction in its history and social studies courses. There are two main reasons for this renewed…