…21st Century Learning Programs, Exemplary status is a highly competitive award which ensures that the program will continue for at least another three years. Great news for the students, many…
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Title VI / Civil Rights Coordinator Training
Understand Your Responsibilities. Strengthen Compliance. Create Equitable Schools. Federal civil rights laws require schools and districts to ensure that students have equitable access to educational programs and opportunities regardless of…
Mahar, Orange, Petersham school committees OK online assignment ‘Blizzard Bags’
…the past six years. Most of these cancellations have been caused by inclement weather. Alternative structured learning day programs, such as Blizzard Bag programs, are meant to salvage school days….
Alice Levine
Ms. Levine, M.Ed., is a consultant to programs interested in strengthening their engagement of families. For 25 years, she has taught math and literacy to adult learners, helped parents build…
CES After School program receives grant for Dexter Park Elementary in Orange
…After School department works with select Western MA School Districts who demonstrate a need for after school programs that will help improve their local and state testing scores but do…
Campbell Hart
Campbell Hart joined CES as the Director of After School Programs in April of 2025. Prior to this, she worked with Girls Inc. of the Valley for three years, most…
State Pre-K Funding 2016-17 Fiscal Year: Trends and opportunities
…increased funding levels for pre-K programs. Overall, state funding has increased by nearly $480 million or 6.8 percent since 2015-16. Additionally, since Education Commission of the States began producing this…
Gazda visit to RISE program in Springfield
This week CES Executive Director, Todd Gazda, had the opportunity to visit the RISE program in Springfield. This is part of Dr. Gazda’s commitment to visit DYS and SEIS programs…
How Children Can Become Caring Community Members
…the Collaborative for Educational Services and another organization called Camp Kindness Counts are stepping in to lend their support, with funding from the Greater Good Science Center’s parenting initiative. These two programs are…
The Collaborative for Educational Services awarded Youth Opioid Prevention Grant
…Program aims to stop opioid misuse before it starts, by bolstering drug prevention programs directed to students at all grade levels to educate on the dangers of opioid and other…