Schools
Lee Schools Seek Info on Water Bead Shooting
School officials say members of the Lee High cross-country team were targeted by someone with an airsoft gun on Monday. And they're asking for help in identifying the culprit.
Healey Appoints Three to Board of Higher Education
The 13-member board is responsible for defining and maintaining the mission of the Department of Education.
BCC to Host the First Berkshire County Second Chances Job and Resource Fair
They fair will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 8 from 4-7 pm at BCC's Paterson Field House, located at 1350 West Street in Pittsfield.
Drury Class of 1973 Gifts Bench and Plaque to Old High School
The Class of 1973 recently held its 50th class reunion and, as part of their celebration, donated a bench to Colegrove Park Elementary School.
Central Berkshire Shifts How it Addresses Student Offenses
The total number of all the student offenses was 212 incidents, which is a slight uptick from last year's 181.
Pittsfield School Officials OK Paraprofessional Contract
The School Committee last week approved a settlement agreement with the Pittsfield Federation of School Employees Local 1315 paraprofessional unit.
MCLA Ranked No. 7 Top Public Liberal Arts School in 2024 U.S. News and World Report
The College's continued commitment to affordable education and economic prosperity is reflected in the 2024 U.S. News and World Report with additional rankings: No. 1 for Top Performer on Social Mobility in the state, No. 2 in the country, and No. 22 for National Liberal Arts Colleges.
Mount Greylock School Committee Talks Sports Ticketing
She said the school uses athletic ticket sales mostly for expenses like equipment, supplies and uniforms. In the theater program, ticket revenue defrays the cost of costumes, props and rights fees for productions.
McCann Tech Awards $2.9M HVAC Building Contract
McCann Technical School officials are hoping to get students into the HVAC technician classrooms by February next year.
Mount Greylock Track Bids 40 Percent Over Estimate
The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Thursday looked at how to make $1.3 million in cuts that will be needed in order to bring the middle-high school track and field project in on budget.
North Adams Schools, NBCC to Host Walk to School Day
"Walk to School" events work to create safer routes for walking and bicycling and emphasize the importance of increasing physical activity among children, pedestrian safety, alleviating traffic congestion, concern for the environment and building connections between families, schools and the broader community.
BArT Announces Upcoming Enrollment Deadline
The next enrollment deadline for the 2023-2024 school year for grades 6 through 10 is Thursday, Oct.12, 2023, at noon.
Williams College Plans Temporary Athletic Facility on North Campus
Williams College this week announced plans to build a temporary recreation facility on the north end of campus to fill the gap left by the closure of its Towne Field House.
Educators, Lawmakers Celebrate Launch of MCLA Nursing Program
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts new bachelor of nursing program was given an official launch on Thursday afternoon with a crowd of education officials and lawmakers.
MCLA Institutes Four-Year Nursing Program
The program will be open to sophomores attending MCLA; this first year will be a "pre-nursing" program for first-years during which they will take courses designed to prepare them for nursing or other health/science fields.
BCC Expresses Gratitude over Passage of State Budget
Berkshire Community College (BCC), the first community college established in the Commonwealth and now one of 15 across the state, will directly benefit from the funding directed to these programs.
Heat Means Early Release for Clarksburg, Florida Schools
Clarksburg School and Gabriel Abbott Memorial School in the town of Florida will both release students at 12:30 p.m.
Mount Greylock Students Stage Wilde Classic for a Cause
Guerra and Repetto said they wanted to do a fundraiser that would attract people both inside and outside their school community, and Wilde's 19th-century farce was an obvious choice for a 21st-century cause important to so many in Generation Z.
Berkshire Community College Career Mapping Workshops
Life coach Janet Forest will begin with an in-person session, followed by five 90-minute remote workshops.
Berkshire Athenaeum Announces 2023 Short Story Contest Winners
All short story submissions are on display in the Children's Library now through Sept. 16, 2023.
Berkshire United Way Donates School Supplies for 14 Schools
Items have been donated to all Pittsfield Public Schools and three schools in South County.
MCLA Welcomes Three New Faculty Members
Dr. Samuel Bruun, Dr. Yavuz Ceylan, and Dr. James Page have joined the MCLA community.
High School Students Complete Grant-Funded Internships
MassHire Berkshire Workforce Board has facilitated 27 youth in the completion of paid summer internships.
Queer Leaders Vision Forum
The event is free and open to the public.
Driscoll Sees Renovations and Career Tracks at BCC
President Ellen Kennedy led Driscoll through the college's One Stop Center for student services, the Berkshire Science Commons maker space, BCC's nursing labs, and renovations to the Hawthorne and Melville halls.
Hoosac Valley to Lock Up Student Phones
Hoosac Valley High School has joined other secondary schools around the county in adopting Yondr pouches.
North Adams School Officials Vote to Change Grade Configuration
The school district will have a prekindergarten through Grade 2 early education program and a Grades 3-6 upper elementary program and a Grades 7 through 12 middle and high school level.
BCC Signs Articulation Agreement with William James College
The articulation agreement provides guaranteed admission for eligible BCC students to obtain a bachelor of science degree from WJC.
Hoosac Valley High Prepared for New innovative Pathways Program
Hoosac Valley was designated by the state as an Innovation Career Pathway school earlier this year, joining Mount Everett Regional School and Monument Mountain Regional High School.
Central Berkshire Reviews Regional Agreement Draft
The School Committee meeting was presented the draft on Thursday by Todd Emerson, chair of the Regional Agreement Amendment Ad Hoc Committee.
