…to combat child labor exploitation, including reviewing vetting for sponsors, expanding services once children have been released, and mandating follow-up calls when unaccompanied children report safety concerns. The number of…
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Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth (SPIFFY) Coalition is recipient of $100,000 grant for substance abuse prevention
…Abuse Prevention Collaborative (SAPC) grant from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH), Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS.) Funding comes from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration…
CES wins $60,000 federal grant to bring arts into DYS classrooms
…Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS). The Artists in Juvenile Justice Initiative will bring performance, digital media, and visual arts to DYS classrooms around the state. “We are thrilled to…
Moilanen named 2016 Local PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovator
…Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) educators working in the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS) Education Initiative that participated in 2014 and thereafter as fellows in the Center for Educational…
Megan Harding, MSW
Megan Harding is a Senior Lecturer and Chair of the Policy Sequence at the Smith College School for Social Work and Family Engagement Specialist for the BRYT Network (a program…
School suspensions don’t work. It’s time for something better.
Cindy sits across from me in what is now called The Justice Center at Turners Falls High School in Montague, about 20 miles north of Amherst. The room is brightly…
Supporting Access to Educational Technology
…to change the educational direction and open doors otherwise not available for the rural community residents involved.” Also in 2016, over two hundred educators attended the Collaborative for Educational Services…
Miguel Cardona chosen as Secretary of Education
…2014 report that touched on housing policy, hunger, and social services as part of the systemic conditions that stifled some students’ achievement. Jason Rojas, a state legislator who served on…
MIAC reverses Rule 53 decision
…students to participate on high school teams. Thus, all single-principal schools that include students in grades 7 – 12 can continue to use middle school athletics without a waiver, and…
The New Massachusetts IEP: Referral, Evaluation, & Eligibility Guidance
…elements of the new IEP Forms. In addition to an exploration of these resources, participants will review meeting agendas and protocols for facilitating teams using the new guidance and forms….