MCLA Green Living Seminar: The Psychology of Sustainable Behavior

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Christie Manning, director of sustainability at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minn., will give a talk titled "The Psychology of Sustainable Behavior" as part of MCLA's Green Living Seminar Series at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. 
 
Green Living Seminar Series webinars are free and open to the public; community members can register for each lecture at mcla.edu/greenliving. All seminars take place weekly on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. through April 14. 
 
In addition to serving as Macalester's director of sustainability, Manning is a faculty member in the department of Environmental Studies. Her co-authored publications include the forthcoming text, Psychology for Sustainability 5e, a 2018 edited volume, Psychology and Climate Change, and a 2017 review article in the journal Science, "Beyond the roots of human inaction: Fostering collective effort toward ecosystem conservation." 
 
In her personal life, Manning likes to walk, learn about trees, ride her bike, and spend time with her two favorite climate justice activists – her daughters. 
 
 

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North Adams Schools Eye Level Service Budget But Wary of Federal Cuts

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — With federal and state funding sources uncertain, school officials are taking a cautious approach to next year's budget.
 
The Finance and Facilities Committee was presented Monday with a draft spending plan for fiscal 2026 that's projected to rise 3.36 percent over this year. 
 
Some $940,000 in school choice funds will be used to offset increases; two grant-funded positions will be eliminated and several retirements will be factored in as well. 
 
"Apparently $15 billion of the state budget is funded through federal funds," said Superintendent Barbara Malkas. "Until we know what is actually happening, it's very hard to plan."
 
Malkas told the committee that that morning the Berkshire Superintendents Roundtable had met with the Berkshire delegation, who were being cautious about what could happen. 
 
School districts are planning as if things are status quo based on the governor's budget but with the knowledge matters may be in flux as state and federal leaders move through the budget process. 
 
"Our state aid and other educational supports through the state are just not keeping up with the rate of inflation and they haven't been for awhile," Malkas said. "Most districts, to have a level service budget, we're looking at anywhere from 6 [percent] to 8 1/2 percent increase ... that is significantly high for most communities."
 
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