…Wednesday. The funding comes as part of the federal Preschool Development Grant program, which will use $250 million to enroll 33,000 children in high-needs communities in preschool programs nationwide. The…
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Greenfield High “acting” principal now full-time
GREENFIELD — When the school year rolls around, students and faculty will recognize a familiar face at the helm of the town’s high school. Karin Patenaude is the new principal…
Exemplary Status for four CES-run After School Programs
…Elementary School of Gill-Montague regional school district; Palmer Middle School, Palmer Public Schools; and Maple and Pepin Elementary Schools, both of Easthampton Public Schools. Taggart explains that “each site is…
The Massachusetts Migrant Education Program Partners with School Districts
The Massachusetts Migrant Education Program (MMEP) has developed strong partnerships and collaborations with school districts that have larger migratory student populations in the Commonwealth. These joint efforts benefit the migratory…
Summer learning Greenfield students keep their creative juices flowing with studies of water
…about water, its properties and uses as part of the after-school and summer program run by the Collaborative for Educational Services at the elementary school. Continue reading at The Recorder….
Two local school advocates tapped to lead state’s new Small and Rural Schools Committee
…co-chairs of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees’ (MASC) new Small and Rural Schools Committee. Martha Thurber, chair of the Mohawk Trail Regional School District School Committee, and Sunderland Elementary…
CES wins $60,000 federal grant to bring arts into DYS classrooms
NORTHAMPTON, MA – The National Endowment of the Arts recently awarded a $60,000 grant to the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) to expand art opportunities for youth involved in the…
Northampton Public Schools receive FRESH grant
The Northampton Public School District was one of 17 recipients of a Massachusetts Farming Reinforces Education and Student Health (FRESH) grant. Awards which total $300,000 to Expand Nutrition Learning Opportunities…
Jacqueline LaFrance
…hundred years of history at the elementary school buildings in Easthampton, commemorating their move to a new elementary school (see blog post with more information). Her presentation also included local…
‘It’s my favorite school in the whole world’: Kids bid farewell to Heath School
…beside her. “It’s my favorite school in the whole world.” For the final day of school, most of the children wore green Heath School T-shirts designed by some of their…