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Posts by Ed Harris

Ed is Online Content Manager at the Collaborative for Educational Services.

Paul Goodhind named principal of Mosier Elementary School in South Hadley

Posted on Monday, March 9th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Eric Goldschieder, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: March 4, 2015
Link: Complete Article

South Hadley, MA — Completing a change in leadership for the younger grades, the School Department announced Wednesday that Paul Goodhind, an educator in central Massachusetts, will be the new principal of Mosier Elementary School. He will replace Jill Pasquini-Torchia who is moving over to the Plains Elementary School to succeed Jill Flanders, who is… [Read More]

Technology in Education Relies on Both Student and Educator Voice

Posted on Monday, February 16th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Collaborative for Educational Services

Over 200 elementary and secondary educators swapped stories, gained inspiration, and heard from innovative students, fellow teachers, and administrators about new projects and practices involving technology in the classroom; at today’s 3rd annual Technology in Education (TiE 2105) Conference. The conference took place at Holyoke Community College in Holyoke, MA; and was coordinated by the… [Read More]

Early Childhood Programs Reduce Need for Special Ed

Posted on Wednesday, February 11th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Dian Schaffhauser, THE Journal
Date: 02/09/2015
Link: Complete Article

Attendance in an early childhood program dramatically reduces the chance that a child will need to be placed in pricier special education in third grade, according to research just published by Duke University. The findings were released just days after the North Carolina university announced that it was opening a data analytics center focused on… [Read More]

Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) helps teachers communicate with students who have difficulty speaking

Posted on Wednesday, February 11th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Collaborative for Educational Services

NORTHAMPTON, MA – Imagine how isolating and frustrating it would be if you couldn’t speak clearly enough to be understood. There are many students across Massachusetts in this situation. Luckily, a variety of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ACC) strategies and technological supports can give these students a voice, and provide a means for them to… [Read More]

U.S. education policy: Federal overreach or reaching for the wrong things?

Posted on Wednesday, February 11th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Valerie Strauss, Washington Post
Date: 01/13/2015
Link: Complete Article

Federal overreach in education is under attack from multiple quarters and will likely be diminished in any overhaul of the No Child Left Behind Act, the current law governing national education policy. As a result, the powerful influence of nationally funded assessments and the Common Core State Standards may be reduced. However, the devolution of… [Read More]

Technology in Education Relies on Both Student and Educator Voice

Posted on Wednesday, February 11th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Collaborative for Educational Services

Over 200 elementary and secondary educators swapped stories, gained inspiration, and heard from innovative students, fellow teachers, and administrators about new projects and practices involving technology in the classroom; at today’s 3rd annual Technology in Education (TiE 2105) Conference. The conference took place at Holyoke Community College in Holyoke, MA; and was coordinated by the… [Read More]

Local Educator Selected for Safe and Supportive Schools Commission

Posted on Wednesday, February 11th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Collaborative for Educational Services

NORTHAMPTON, MA – William Diehl, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) in Northampton has been selected to serve on the Massachusetts Safe and Supportive Schools Commission. Diehl will be representing the Massachusetts Organization of Educational Collaboratives, and will be joining Commission members representing teachers, administrators, superintendents, special educators, counselors, and psychologists from… [Read More]

New program lets schools compete for increased funding

Posted on Wednesday, February 11th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Tiffany Chan, 22 News / WWLP
Date: 02/05/2015
Link: Complete Article

BOSTON, MA (WWLP) – A new initiative called “Building on What Works” hopes to be a competitive way to increase funding for public schools. The new proposal would allow under-performing public schools to compete for additional state funding. The proposal is backed by mayors and leaders in business and education.

School suspensions don’t work. It’s time for something better.

Posted on Wednesday, February 11th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: David Bulley, The Boston Globe
Date: 12/21/2014
Link: Complete Article

Cindy sits across from me in what is now called The Justice Center at Turners Falls High School in Montague, about 20 miles north of Amherst. The room is brightly decorated with student art, there is a coffee machine and some candy on a table, and behind me on the wall is a quote from… [Read More]

Mass. High School Graduation Rate Improves

Posted on Tuesday, February 10th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: NECN
Date: 01/27/2015
Link: Complete Article

Massachusetts education officials say the state’s high school graduation rate is up to 86.1 percent, with some of the strongest gains among minority and low-income students. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on Tuesday announced that the four-year graduation rate for students who entered as ninth-graders in 2010-11, or who transferred in, improved for… [Read More]