…the state senator representing 52 communities in the Berkshire/Hampshire/Franklin District wasn’t hearing from a lobbyist or legislative aide. Hinds was enthralled by research detailed by Urijah Jennes and Will Dacus…
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Rep. Blais takes the bus to bring awareness about funding, ride times for students
Rep. Natalie Blais wanted to better understand what children endure to get to and from school each day, so she did what seemed most logical — she got on a…
Mount Tom Academy Graduates Class of 2022
…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…
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…
CES welcomes a new SJE Specialist to the team
…justice educator and facilitator committed to culturally sustaining, community-centered, equitable and transformative practices. Raised in a Chinese and Jewish family by public school teachers, Mariah has experience working at both…
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,…
‘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…