…High School enters its second year of a three-year plan, created by the Collaborative for Educational Services, intended to address incidents of racial bias in the district last year. The…
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Officials sound off to legislators on broadband, schools
…have increased the financial burden for the remaining, aging population to pay for services and schools, and for finding replacement workers, town committee members and volunteer firefighters. Lack of adequate…
Marti Wiechman
Marti Wiechman, M.Ed. is a Child and Parent Educator and Playgroup leader for CFCE at the Collaborative for Educational Services. Marti earned a Bachelor’s degree in Special Education with a…
Northampton School Board Expected To Decide Among Three Finalists Wednesday For New City Schools Chief
…in Lenox; John W. Johnson, communications director for Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction; and Laurie Bell Farkas, Northampton’s director of student services since 2012. The finalists are scheduled to visit…
U.S. Department of Education Issues Guidance on Federal Funds to Support Afghan and Other Newcomer Students
…providing all students with free public education but also determining eligibility for and offering services to support students with limited English proficiency and students with disabilities. These resources include tool kits,…
Alternative high schools emphasize learning over time in class
William (Bill) Diehl, in addition to serving as the Collaborative for Educational Services executive director, also serves as the chair of the Diploma Plus board. Bill recently sat down with…
Easthampton High School to create 3-year plan to deal with bullying, harassment, hate
…and inclusive environment. The Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton will develop facilitation questions, surveys and processes used to collect data to develop the plan of action. There will also…
A meeting of the minds: Sunderland sixth-graders interview UMass graduate students for podcasts
…from the University of Massachusetts Amherst to visit Sunderland Elementary and discuss the subjects, which include space exploration, disease and illnesses, mental health as it relates to other illnesses and…
MIAC reverses Rule 53 decision
The masses spoke, and the MIAC listened. In a somewhat surprising decision, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Council on Friday voted 10-1 to reverse MIAA Rule 53 – allowing middle school…
Kate Todhunter
Kate Todhunter has been teaching about the history of genocide for over twenty years at Northampton High School in Northampton, Massachusetts. She is also a lecturer at Smith College. Kate…