“Voice What Matters”, the banner above the stage read, and that is exactly what the youth of the Department of Youth Services (DYS) did. From paintings to sculptures, to videos,…
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Pioneer Valley residents testify in favor of rural school aid bill
…a Sustainable Future for Rural Schools,” would help rural schools succeed by fully funding a $60 million recommendation for rural school aid, funding special education and other forms of transportation, and assisting…
Franklin County Schools sign transportation joint purchase
As the 2018-19 school year winds to a close, five Franklin County School Districts, led by school business managers, have worked together for a new joint transportation bid for services…
Superintendents join to express sorrow and outrage
As leaders of local school districts and the Collaborative for Educational Services, we want to express our sorrow and outrage over the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery,…
STEM@Work: a unique paid internship program for high school students
Matt Rigney, Director of Alternative Youth Services at the Collaborative for Educational Services and organizer of the STEM@Work internship program for students in Franklin and Hampshire Counties, along with Hannah…
Gill-Montague school officials ready to determine uses for $110k regionalization grant
TURNERS FALLS — Gill-Montague Regional School District officials are excited to determine the most beneficial uses of a $110,000 grant for regionalization and shared services between school districts, according to…
ESE Issues Fiscal Conditions in Rural School Districts Report
…Rural Policy Advisory Commission on Fiscal Conditions in Rural School Districts. The report was part of a feasibility study requested by the legislature, relative to establishing a formula for aid…
Jan Caswell
Jan Caswell is a deafness consultant in various categories, from education to employment, counseling to interpreting, human services from early intervention to eldercare, for more than four decades. She developed…
Families from seventeen communities gather at the Eric Carle Museum for fun morning out
…the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) and the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, MA. On this sunny morning, toddlers celebrated the beginning of summer with beach…
Sixteen schools in five Western MA school districts awarded Digital Connections Partnership Schools Grants
…Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE) and the Office of Municipal and School Technology within the Executive Office of Technology Services (EOTSS). The grants provide funds from the state that help…