…with the passing of Judith (Judy) Heumann. As Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services during the Clinton Administration, Judy helped ensure that students with disabilities not only…
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Early Educators Chart a Path from Self-Care and Cultural Responsiveness To Professional Growth
Karen Reuter, deputy director at the Collaborative for Educational Services, remembers the moment when she knew its trainings for early childhood educators were taking hold. One of the workshop participants stopped…
CES Profile – Paying it Forward
Jimmy Pereira, a former Department of Youth Services (DYS) student, graduated from college with a clear goal of becoming an urban planner in his hometown. This past year, he landed…
As details emerge, here’s what Trump’s plan to abolish DOE could mean for Mass. schools
…deep cuts to crucial programs like special education and Title 1 services for low-income students. The concerns follow the recent confirmation of Linda McMahon to lead the DOE. She recently…
Isolda Ortega-Bustamante
Isolda Ortega-Bustamante is the Director of Development for the Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton, MA. She was the Director of State and Federal Programs for the Holyoke Public Schools…
Collaborative Licensure Programs teacher featured on WBZ/CBS Boston
Matthew Beyranevand, a longtime Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) Licensure Programs instructor, and a Chelmsford teacher, has been featured on WBZ / CBS Boston’s Eye on Education segment for his…
GusNIP Produce Prescription Program boosts healthy food availability and support for local residents
…the foods locally that support better health. A lot has been accomplished. In 2019, the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) and 10 other partner organizations, including the Hilltown Community Health…
HEC Academy is one of 8 Massachusetts Green Team Program Grand Prize Winners
…Educational Services Green Team, led by Amy Stamm, was one of eight Grand Prize Award Winners for the 2024-25 program. They maintained their previous environmental efforts while accelerating new initiatives…
Lisa Goldsmith, LICSW
…prevention. She worked for over 15 years with DIAL/SELF Youth and Community Services and Community Action Pioneer Valley, where she led a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Youth…
When Your Remote Classroom Is Your Car: How Some Rural Students Without Broadband Are Connecting
…then it wouldn’t be able to get to every student.” Before schools closed, many people in communities that don’t have residential broadband services got work done in local libraries or…