The CES Newsroom

10th Annual Share Your Art, Share Your Voice

Posted on Monday, May 22nd, 2023 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Kathryn Laverriere, MA Department of Youth Services
Date: May 9, 2023
Link: Complete Article

[BOSTON] – Today, the Department of Youth Services (DYS) held its 10th Annual “Share YourArt, Share Your Voice” Youth Arts Showcase at WGBH Studios. It is the culmination of DYS’syear-round arts programming and included an Art Gallery and sale, and live performances byyouth in the Massachusetts juvenile justice system.The artwork displayed at the event included… [Read More]

Mass Cultural Council Funds Artist in Residence Working with the DYS Education Initiative

Posted on Friday, December 16th, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Kathryn Levesque, Date: 12-15-2022

Artist in residence, Jenny Herzog, a singer, tap dancer, teacher, and director, will be working with the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) DYS Education Initiative this spring. The residency is thanks to a FY23 STARS Residency grant from the Mass Cultural Council, and will be a partnership between Jenny Herzog and students receiving educational services… [Read More]

ASCD and ISTE to Merge

Posted on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Jeffrey R. Young, EdSurge
Date: 11-14-2022
Link: Complete Article

Today, after a key vote, it’s official: Two giants in the education space will join forces, creating a professional development powerhouse for their educator members. The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) will merge, beginning in January, a move that leaders hope will help to… [Read More]

Comerford secures $1M for Franklin, Hampshire county projects

Posted on Monday, November 21st, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Mary Byrne, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 11-20-2022
Link: Complete Article

A series of education, family medicine, food access and infrastructure projects across Franklin and Hampshire counties are among the local recipients included in a $3.76 billion spending package signed into law by Gov. Charlie Baker earlier this month. “I’m delighted that the Senate included these regional education, food security and health care priorities in our… [Read More]

Easthampton Students Dig Into Pepin School History

Posted on Monday, November 21st, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Jacqui LeFrance, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 11-17-2022

At this time last year, Jacqui LeFrance’s grade 4 English Language Learner students at Center Pepin School in Easthampton were hard at work coming up with questions to ask their neighbor, Ms. Casagrande and her family. They were engaged in writing interview questions as part of a larger schoolwide and yearlong history project since they… [Read More]

CES welcomes a new SJE Specialist to the team

Posted on Thursday, January 6th, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 1/6/2022

The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) welcomes Mariah Lapiroff as a new Social Justice and Equity in Schools Specialist. Mariah, originally from Berkeley, CA, joins our team as a social justice educator and facilitator committed to culturally sustaining, community-centered, equitable and transformative practices. Raised in a Chinese and Jewish family by public school teachers, Mariah… [Read More]

What’s so dangerous about critical thinking?

Posted on Tuesday, September 7th, 2021 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Dr. Todd Gazda, Executive Director, Collaborative for Educational Services, Commonwealth Magazine
Date: 08-31-2021
Link: Complete Article

Educators are charged, at least in part, with the responsibility for teaching our students about the ideals and values of our society. In today’s politically polarized environment it is more important than ever to clearly articulate what we stand for. Do we stand against racism, inequity, and oppression regardless of our political affiliation, or will… [Read More]

HEC Academy in Northampton Graduates Class of 2021

Posted on Monday, June 7th, 2021 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Kathryn Levesque, Date: 06-07-2021

Northampton, MA — Nine students graduated from HEC Academy in an in-person ceremony held at Union Station on Friday, June 4th. The Academy is an alternative learning program run by the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) on Pleasant Street in Northampton, MA. Each graduate sat at their own table with invited friends and family. Commencement… [Read More]

Mount Tom Academy Class of 2021

Posted on Monday, June 7th, 2021 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Kathryn Levesque, Date: 06-07-2021

Photo courtesy of Daily Hampshire Gazette Staff Photographer, Kevin Gutting. Mount Tom Academy, an alternative learning program run by the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) and hosted by Holyoke Community College, graduated four students in an in-person ceremony held at Look Park on Thursday. About 30 friends, family and staff at the school gathered at… [Read More]

After School Office Hours give virtual support to students and families

Posted on Wednesday, October 7th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Kathryn Levesque, Date: 10-07-2020

Assistant Superintendent Vito Perrone and Superintendent Tim Connor, both in the West Springfield Public School District, were already aware of the creativity of CES After School Programs as CES staff  stepped up in April of 2020 and through the summer months to support students virtually. In the middle of the pandemic, with students at home… [Read More]