AMHERST, MA – On the evening of Thursday, June 18, 2015, area high school students and adult members of the community joined staff from the Amherst Survival Center to listen…
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Exemplary Status for four CES-run After School Programs
Four after school programs managed by the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) have been awarded Exemplary status from the Exemplary Grant Program of the Massachusetts 21st CCLC Exemplary program, supported…
Local Educator Selected for Safe and Supportive Schools Commission
…administrative functions identified around the issue; improve school access to clinically, culturally and linguistically appropriate services; recommend training and professional development for school staff on addressing students’ behavioral health and…
ONLINE: Accessing Inquiry for Students with Disabilities through Primary Sources
…History/Social Studies/Humanities and for Special Education teachers. Employing primary sources and analysis tools, it is grounded in innovative practice by historians, civic educators, and based on current research and classroom…
Scholar and Common Core critic Yong Zhao says schools need to rethink use of classroom technology
…of China who has won awards for his writing and research, Zhao was the keynote speaker at Tuesday’s second annual conference hosted by the Northampton-based Collaborative for Educational Services. The…
Building Equitable Supports for Children with Disabilities
Children with disabilities and their families face significant barriers to accessing equitable and inclusive high-quality early childhood programs. Home 9 Search query for: services research and evaluation re…
State Legislators and School District Superintendents Gather to Discuss School Funding
NORTHAMPTON – The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) hosted nine state legislators and aides, and twenty School Superintendents from Franklin and Hampshire counties on Friday morning, February 15th at their…
Isolda Ortega-Bustamante
…Valley in 1999, Isolda worked as a policy researcher at the Graduate School and University Center of CUNY, where she led national research projects and co-authored articles on urban issues….
Technology Update at HEC Academy
NORTHAMPTON, MA – HEC Academy rolled out a new one-to-one laptop initiative for students last week, the culmination of years of review, research and planning. HEC Academy students now have…
Teaching disability history in schools is ‘long overdue,’ advocates say
…of disability services and programs. The organization is behind a grassroots campaign to get more disability history into classrooms — something a growing group of advocates and educators are also…