Keene State College has been awarded a nearly $100,000 Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) grant for a project to advance teaching disability history in rural communities. The grant provides one year of funding with the possibility of two additional one-year grants contingent on the successful delivery of TPS educational projects based on the Library’s digitized materials. Since 2006, Congress has appropriated funds to the TPS program to establish and support a consortium of organizations working to incorporate the Library of Congress’s digital collections into...
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Jan
2015
18
He’s game for becoming superintendent
TURNERS FALLS, MA — As principal of the Franklin County Technical School, Richard Martin was known for a nearer-than-the-bleachers involvement in the vocational high school’s sports teams, suiting up for practice and running drills with teenagers. Martin, 50, of...
Jan
2015
11
Federal Humanities Grant Showcases Pioneer Valley’s Role In Technological Innovation
NORTHAMPTON - A new grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities will bring $168,400 to help 72 educators around the country make history relevant and exciting for students by exploring how the past shapes today's culture and technology. The Forge of...
Dec
2014
18
Western MA coalition releases recommendations for minimizing the impact of trauma on young children involved in DCF
NORTHAMPTON, MA - System Change for Successful Children (SCSC), a federally funded initiative coordinated by the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES), recently released recommendations to Massachusetts policy makers for minimizing the impact of trauma on...
Nov
2014
14
HEC Academy students raise $1,135 to battle hunger
NORTHAMPTON: Despite the rainy weather, staff and students from HEC Academy (an alternative middle and high school in Northampton, MA managed by the Collaborative for Educational Services) participated for the third year running in Monte's March, a unique publicity...
Nov
2014
7
Local School Business Official Earns North American School Finance and Operations Credential
RESTON, VA - Barbara Siegel, SFO, a school business official with Collaborative for Educational Services located in Northampton, MA was recently awarded the Certified Administrator of School Finance and Operations (SFO) certification by the Association for School...
Oct
2014
29
MassPack Beverage Alcohol Trainings Available Nov 17 and 24
The Collaborative for Educational Services is partnering with the Northampton Prevention Coalition to provide two Alcohol Training workshops for package store owners, managers, and employees in Northampton: MassPack Beverage Alcohol Training (BAT) Package store...
Oct
2014
28
Fall 2014 Special Olympics offers fun in Granby
GRANBY, MA - As students gathered behind the Granby Junior/Senior High School in Granby, MA for the fall 2014 Special Olympics, the colors of the fall foliage around the playing field echoed the bright colors sported by the 87 participants, and the volunteers...
Sep
2014
10
Isolda Ortega-Bustamante named as Development Director at CES
NORTHAMPTON - Isolda Ortega-Bustamante was recently hired as Development Director of the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES). CES Executive Director Bill Diehl said Ortega-Bustamante brings over a dozen years of public sector fundraising and development...
Aug
2014
19
Summer learning Greenfield students keep their creative juices flowing with studies of water
GREENFIELD - As students and teachers cross the second-floor landing at the Federal Street School this year, they will see a new 22-foot-by-4-foot mural depicting pond life. The painting, located beside the main office, is a collaboration of students from...
Aug
2014
1
Northampton Receives $50,000 Mass in Motion Grant to Promote Public Health
NORTHAMPTON, MA - Mayor David J. Narkewicz today announced that the City of Northampton has received a $50,000 Mass in Motion Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to promote public health regionally through the Healthy Hampshire collaborative....
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