On Monday, October 20th, 2025, from 9-10:30AM, the SPIFFY and Communities That Care Coalitions will be hosting a virtual event for Western Massachusetts legislators to learn about the latest research…
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Excellence In Education: Living our Guiding Principles Awards – April and May winners announced
…Civic Readiness. Danielle had this to say about Rebecca: “I would like to recognize Rebecca Gifford for working to ensure educational services are available to all students at Douglass Academy,…
Joan E. Schuman scholarship inspires students to pursue their dreams
…the Collaborative for Educational Services. The scholarship will benefit special education students graduating from any Franklin or Hampshire County high school or CES’s HEC Academy, who are moving on to…
Reunion Center in Easthampton launches new mentoring program for middle schoolers
…assistant teacher at the Mount Tom Academy alternative high school program at Holyoke Community College. At Easthampton High School “their paths wouldn’t cross,” she added. “It’s nice to mix all…
When Your Remote Classroom Is Your Car: How Some Rural Students Without Broadband Are Connecting
Even though school is closed, on a given day there are about a dozen cars lined up in the parking lot of Sanderson Academy in Ashfield with people using the…
Turners Falls Schools to see all new administrators
…the Robert F. Kennedy Academy in Springfield, a therapeutic school for students with disabilities. Before that, she directed various nonprofit organizations in youth development and disability services for 22 years…
BEACON Students Explore GCC Pathways
Nine high school students from the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) BEACON and Mount Tom Academy programs explored Greenfield Community College’s career pathways in health careers, outdoor leadership, manufacturing and…
Excellence In Education awards: Living Our Guiding Principles award winners for October and November
The Collaborative for Educational Services is pleased to announce the October and November winners of our regional Excellence in Education: Living our Guiding Principles Award! We honor those educators across…
Sharon Jones, M.Ed.
…the State of Massachusetts, and provides mentorship and guidance for educational leaders. She conducts Professional Development for schools and districts on the topics of inclusion, co-teaching, paraprofessional instructional improvement, differentiation,…
U.S. Department of Education Awards Over $60 Million to Strengthen the Teacher Pipeline, Increase Educator Leadership, and Support Quality Teaching and Learning to Further Address Teacher Shortage
…the country that are truly raising the bar for professional development and embracing evidence-based and innovative and promising approaches, like Grow-Your-Own programs, to strengthen the teacher pipeline today, and in…