GREENFIELD, MA — On the same day the Senate released its first draft of its budget, a group of experts gathered to discuss the state of local public education. Education…
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Dozens of lawmakers asking for education aid increase beyond Baker budget proposal
More than one-third of lawmakers have requested that House and Senate leaders increase by more than $20 million local education aid beyond what had been proposed by Gov. Charlie Baker…
U.S. Education Secretary Statement on Passing of Disability Rights Leader Judy Heumann
Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona issued the following statement on the passing of Disability Rights Leader Judy Heumann: “On March 4, our country lost a great disability rights leader…
Education Partners Awarded $3 Million Grant to Enhance Science Curriculum for Students in the State’s Juvenile Justice System
…RAISE is not only innovative for correctional education settings, but as a model for educational practice more broadly. We believe that the outcomes from this project will establish DYS, UMass…
First annual Transforming Education for Social Justice conference to be held October 15th at Holyoke Community College.
The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) will host the first annual Transforming Education for Social Justice conference on October 15th, 2016, at Holyoke Community College. A goal of this conference…
Unanimous Supreme Court Expands Scope of Special Education Rights
…student offered an educational program providing ‘merely more than de minimis’ progress from year to year can hardly be said to have been offered an education at all,” Roberts said….
Resources for Social Justice in Education Work
…social justice and equity work in education. These come highly recommended by Safire DeJong, Ed.D., one of our Social Justice and Equity specialists. Their value will last beyond the month:…
Governor Baker boosts funding for early education
Governor Charlie Baker unexpectedly gave early education funding its largest boost in more than a decade on Wednesday, announcing that he would devote more than $28 million in found money…
Early Education and Care programs to suspend operations; Some Emergency Child Care Programs will be established
…effect until April 6, 2020. At the same time, the Department of Early Education and Care (“EEC”) is establishing a process to approve Exempt Emergency Child Care Programs to serve…
Kathi Titus, M.Ed.
Kathi Titus, M.Ed., previously managed the SEIS contract with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on behalf of CES. Under the contract, CES provides and supports special education to…