…for Educational Services, located on the campus of the Holyoke Community College, and working with schools, districts, families and youth in the Pioneer Valley to provide a student centered, individualized…
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Anti-bias training gears up in Amherst regional school system
…the Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth, or SPIFFY Coalition, a program of the Collaborative for Educational Services. “It’s been a very collaborative effort,” Fleming said. Superintendent E. Xiomara…
‘Hour of Code’ engages Pioneer Valley students
…and accessible. She and her classmates at Mount Tom Academy — an alternative high school at Holyoke Community College — were among the millions of students participating this year. Conceived…
Greenfield wins grant for free after-school programs
…five days a week and the Greenfield High School program runs Monday through Thursday. “The reason for the program is to provide more learning and enrichment opportunities for students,” said…
Giving students a beacon of hope: Learning program finds new routes to graduation for high schoolers
…the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when guidance counselors reached out to him about participating in the BEACON Learning Program, a new partnership between the district and Greenfield Community College. The…
Local schools providing pickup, delivery meal options
…Days Inn from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. Additional sites may be added. “We offered free meals to all youth immediately, starting the very first day of…
HEC Academy Graduates Four
CES celebrated this year’s HEC Academy graduates at a ceremony last Friday, June 2nd, at Union Station in Northampton. Families, friends, and teachers gathered to congratulate Noah Fahmy, Jonathan Freeman,…
Rural School Aid awarded to local districts
…help cash-strapped rural schools in sparsely populated communities. In Franklin County, the largest aid sums went to Ralph C. Mahar, Mohawk Trail and Pioneer Valley regional school districts. Mahar will…
Driving Through Mud: How Rural Mass. Schools Are Coping With Rising Transportation Costs
It’s hard for rural schools in Massachusetts to get kids to and from class every day — especially now, in muddy season, when the snow has melted and the rain…
Sunderland Elementary recognized for non-vehicular school transportation
…school. But representatives from Sunderland Elementary School, one of the institutions recognized, were unable to attend the ceremony. That’s because it was held the same day as the spring Walk…