The CES Newsroom

After School Programming During the Crisis

Posted on Tuesday, April 7th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Kathryn Levesque, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 3/3/2020

CES began running 21st Century Learning Programs after school 20 years ago, and currently runs fourteen After School Programs in Franklin and Hampshire counties, including 12 programs funded by 21st Century Learning Grants, as well as two fee-for-service programs. These After School Programs serve approximately 750 students in total. As host schools closed their buildings… [Read More]

Focus on Teaching Students in Poverty

Posted on Thursday, March 5th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Kathryn Levesque, Date: 03-05-2020

Dr. Albert Mussad began presenting to educators about teaching students who experience poverty back in 2016, through his initial work leading the training-of-trainers component of Massachusetts DESE’s Leading Educational Access Project (LEAP) to improve outcomes for students in poverty. The work was a natural outgrowth of his deep focus on students at risk, and on… [Read More]

Resources for Social Justice in Education Work

Posted on Wednesday, February 19th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Kathryn Levesque, Collaborative for Educational Services

In the spirit of Black History Month as a time to reflect and dig deeper into our commitments, CES would like to share some resources for those of you doing 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… [Read More]

National Endowment for the Arts award will support local arts integration program for girls in the juvenile justice system

Posted on Friday, June 23rd, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney,

Northampton, MA – National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $82 million to fund local arts projects across the country in the NEA’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2017. Included in this announcement is an Art Works award of $30,000 to the Collaborative for Educational Services to give… [Read More]

Report: High demand but high cost for voc-tech programs

Posted on Monday, November 28th, 2016 by Collaborative for Educational Services

The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, in a paper titled “Skills For Our Future,” reported that while a career, vocational and technical education (CVTE) costs about $5,000 per pupil more than a traditional high school education each year, good CVTE programs can boost college attendance and career earning power. The 28 regional vocational schools and… [Read More]

Mass. employers identified skills gaps in workforce readiness

Posted on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Sam Bonacci, Worcester Business Journal Online
Date: November 21, 2016
Link: Complete Article

A new survey, reported in the Worcester Business Journal, has found that 75 percent of employers are having trouble finding qualified candidates to fill open positions, up from 69 percent in 2013, particularly in the central and western parts of the state. The survey commissioned by the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education of public education… [Read More]

Special Olympics participants enjoy the spotlight at Northampton High School track

Posted on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Gena Mangiaratti, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: May 29, 2015
Link: Complete Article

NORTHAMPTON, MA — 84 athletes from 11 schools participated and earned medals in this week’s Special Olympics games at Northampton High School Thursday morning. The games included hurtles, hula hooping, long jumping, and a 50 meter dash, set up at different stations around the track. More than 50 Northampton High School student volunteers helped run… [Read More]

Connecticut Valley Superintendents Roundtable Hosts Massachusetts Legislators

Posted on Thursday, March 12th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: CES, Date: March 6, 2015

Thirty-four Connecticut Valley Superintendents Roundtable (CVSR) members represented their Western Massachusetts school districts on Friday in discussions with legislators at the Delaney House in Holyoke, MA. Superintendents discussed their concerns with state senators and representatives about topics of vital importance to their districts. Of particular concern were the timing and number of unfunded educational mandates… [Read More]

Uncovering Security Flaws in Digital Education Products

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

Source: Natasha Singer, The New York Times
Date: 2/08/15
Link: Complete Article

  When Tony Porterfield’s two sons came home from elementary school with an assignment to use a reading assessment site called Raz-Kids.com, he was curious, as a parent, to see how it worked. As a software engineer, he was also curious about the site’s data security practices. And he was dismayed to discover that the… [Read More]