The Collaborative for Educational Services is in the final stages of planning for the fourth regional Transforming Education for Social Justice conference for PK-12 educators, leaders, students, and community members, on March 29th, 2025. The conference will take place at Easthampton High School in Easthampton, MA. Youth are central to the conference and shape the experience in various ways including through presentations, planning, and participation. In the current environment for education, tensions at the national and global levels have been accompanied by an increase in anxiety...
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May
2014
20
HEC Academy students gain new skills and explore college through DeMarino Scholarships
NORTHAMPTON - Five HEC Academy students were able to increase their independence and pursue their dreams this year thanks to Ben DeMarino Scholarship awards, administered by the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES). HEC Academy in Northampton is an approved...
May
2014
16
National award promotes use of educational technology in the Department of Youth Services
NORTHAMPTON, MA - Many young people who are involved with Department of Youth Services (DYS), the state's juvenile justice system, have been challenged by traditional teaching approaches used in their previous school settings. But there may be a powerful way to...
Apr
2014
17
National speaker shares effective techniques for teaching vocabulary at Collaborative for Educational Services workshop
NORTHAMPTON, MA - Research shows that a student's working vocabulary is a strong predictor of his or her success in school. But teachers know that engaging students in learning lists of vocabulary words is easier said than done. Many students learn new words just...
Apr
2014
14
Local author shows how memory is critical to teaching struggling learners
NORTHAMPTON, MA - Educators engage struggling learners when they use teaching techniques that are in sync with the brain's memory systems, says local educator and author, Ken Pransky. In his new book, Memory at Work in the Classroom: Strategies to Help...
Mar
2014
18
Joan E. Schuman scholarship inspires students to pursue their dreams
NORTHAMPTON - For over twenty years, Joan Schuman led the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES), creating and nurturing programs and resources that sought to provide the highest quality education for underserved students and the dedicated professionals who...
Feb
2014
3
CES launches statewide training program to help early childhood educators assess and respond to children’s needs
NORTHAMPTON - When educators know the children in their classroom well, they can teach in ways that are more responsive to each child's individual needs. A powerful approach for teachers to get to know their children well is through observing and documenting them...
Jan
2014
31
New Leader of Early Childhood Programs Joins the Collaborative for Educational Services
NORTHAMPTON - Desiree Lalbeharie-Josias, the new Director of the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) Early Childhood Programs, has a vision for enhancing educational and wrap-around services for children and families. "I am committed to empowering...
Jan
2014
23
Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) Hires New Executive Director
NORTHAMPTON - The CES Board of Directors voted unanimously on Wednesday to hire William Diehl as the new Executive Director, succeeding Joan Schuman. "I am very pleased for Bill and for the agency," said Schuman, who retires at the end of next month after 20 years...
Jan
2014
20
Two finalists for Collaborative for Educational Services executive director to interview Wednesday
NORTHAMPTON, MA - The two finalists for executive director of the Collaborative for Educational Services are the agency's deputy director and a Northborough man. In a press release issued Monday, the collaborative announced that William Diehl of Northampton, the...
Jan
2014
15
Scholar and Common Core critic Yong Zhao says schools need to rethink use of classroom technology
HOLYOKE - In author and education scholar Yong Zhao's view, the prevailing use of classroom technology has failed to improve student learning in America. "Honestly, today, if you ask yourself has technology transformed education, the answer is no," Zhao told an...
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