The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) is proud to announce the launch of the CES Center for Emerging Educational Practice, a cutting-edge resource hub dedicated to supporting PreK-12 educators and administrators, particularly those in small and mid-sized districts. This dynamic new website, emergingedpractices.org, provides free, practical, research-based resources to address some of the most pressing challenges in public education today. Empowering Educators and AdministratorsThe CES Center for Emerging Educational Practice is designed to support educators who face unique...
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Sep
2021
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Buckland-Shelburne Elementary School welcomes new vice principal
When students at Buckland-Shelburne Elementary School arrived for the start of the academic year this month, a new face was there to greet them. New Vice Principal Joseph Moynihan took over for Hayley Gilmore, who was promoted to principal following the retirement...
Sep
2021
20
UMass Amherst receives $4.4 million grant to train students in cybersecurity
AMHERST — The University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a $4.4 million federal grant to educate cybersecurity researchers and professionals, and then place them in jobs throughout the federal government. The university’s Cybersecurity Institute has secured a...
Sep
2021
7
What’s so dangerous about critical thinking?
Educators are charged, at least in part, with the responsibility for teaching our students about the ideals and values of our society. In today’s politically polarized environment it is more important than ever to clearly articulate what we stand for. Do we stand...
Aug
2021
30
CES Executive Director Gazda on WHMP Afternoon Buzz podcast with Sheryl Stanton and Buz Eisenberg.
Collaborative for Educational Services Executive Director Todd Gazda joined Sheryl Stanton, Superintendent of Mohawk Trail/Hawlemont Regional School District, and Buz Eisenberg of WHMP for the Afternoon Buzz podcast on August 24th. You can listen to the...
Aug
2021
30
Attleboro youngsters prepare for school with local/state program
ATTLEBORO — The state has given the city $166,000 to provide extra support to youngsters entering school in the fall in the wake of the pandemic. Attleboro schools and the Attleboro YMCA joined forces with the state Department of Early Education and Care and United...
Aug
2021
25
Massachusetts statewide school mask order coming
BOSTON — Massachusetts is poised to start its third pandemic-influenced academic year with a mask mandate in place across K-12 schools, after a 9-1 vote Tuesday by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Education Commissioner Jeff Riley said the...
Aug
2021
24
New Greenfield superintendent brings ‘commitment to supporting the whole child’
GREENFIELD — Superintendent Christine DeBarge said she strives to be the kind of superintendent who walks down the hallways of Greenfield’s public schools and knows the names and faces of everyone she sees. “I’m definitely someone who wants to … eventually know the...
Jul
2021
29
The Pandemic Hurt These Students the Most
How much did the pandemic affect students? The latest research is out, and the answer is clear: dramatically. In math and reading, students are behind where they would be after a normal year, with the most vulnerable students showing the steepest drops, according...
Jul
2021
19
Healthy Hampshire sends team to Johns Hopkins initiative
Healthy Hampshire County Food Policy Council Startup Circle members Talya Sogoba and Kia Aoki have been chosen to participate in the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future Food Policy Council Community Invest in racially and economically just food systems...
Jul
2021
15
DeBarge picked to lead Greenfield schools
GREENFIELD — The School Committee voted unanimously Wednesday night in favor of entering into negotiations with Christine DeBarge to assume the role of superintendent of Greenfield Public Schools. DeBarge, who currently serves as superintendent of East Windsor...
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