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Comerford secures $1M for Franklin, Hampshire county projects
A series of education, family medicine, food access and infrastructure projects across Franklin and Hampshire counties are among the local recipients included in a $3.76 billion spending package signed into…
Loris Bjorkman-Joslyn
Loris Bjorkman-Joslyn is a Special Education teacher at PVPA Charter School in South Hadley. She has been teaching in Special Education for 10 years. Loris holds a B.A. in Psychology…
Safire DeJong Ed.D.
Safire is a mama, auntie, daughter, practitioner, and scholar. She is co-editor of Readings for Diversity and Social Justice and holds a Doctorate of Education in Social Justice Education from…
Understanding & Navigating the New Massachusetts IEP: An introductory course
…fully online asynchronous course will provide Special Education Team Leaders, Special Education Teachers, Classroom Teachers, and Building Administrators with the tools they need to effectively participate in and maximize the…
Students are still struggling in the classroom
NORTHAMPTON, MA – Three decades ago, President Reagan commissioned a study, “A Nation at Risk,” that exposed problems in the education system. Those numbers were recently compared with today. And…
$23 Billion Funding Gap Exists Between White and Nonwhite School Districts, Report Finds
…Brown v. Board of Education and was targeted in recent lawsuits in states from New Jersey to Minnesota. The estimate also came as teachers across the country have protested and…
Urban legislators don’t get the struggle to fund large, rural bus routes
…individual legislators who made the promise are long gone. So maybe a little education is in order. The law promising reimbursement made the payouts “subject to appropriation” by the Legislature….
Peter Vamosy
Peter Vamosy has taught in western Massachusetts for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor’s degree in Secondary Social Studies education from the State University of New York at…
Pedro Gomes, M.Ed
Pedro Gomes is the Assistant Director of Special Education for CES. Prior to his current role, Pedro worked in the classroom as a special education teacher supporting students in a…