Schools
Pittsfield Council Drops Mayor as School Chair Change
The City Council supported some recommended changes to the City Charter, but left behind an ordinance that designates the mayor as chair of the School Committee.
MCLA Maintains Top 10 Public Liberal Arts College Ranking
This marks 11 consecutive years that MCLA has been in the top ten.
Pittsfield Panel Backs School Bus Stop-Arm Cameras
City councilors are in favor of a theoretical system that flags vehicles that don't stop for school buses.
MCLA Announces Fall Mini Open House Series
The Fall Mini Open Houses will take place on Saturday, Oct. 18, Saturday, Nov. 1, and Saturday, Nov. 15 from 9:30 a.m. – 1p.m.
BArT Announces Next Enrollment Deadline for Fall 2025
The next enrollment deadline for the 2025-2026 school year for grades 6 through 10 is Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, at noon.
Pittsfield Administrator Tapped for Berkshire Hills Position
Assistant Superintendent for Business and Finance Kristen Behnke will leave the school district after more than 20 years.
Ellen Kennedy Reflects on Past, Future of BCC Before Retirement
She will retire at the end of the school year after more than 17 years with the college, 14 as president, and looks back on the students, faculty, and campus as a whole with pride.
MCLA Master of Education Program is Accepting Applications
The M.Ed. program serves working educators across Massachusetts, New York, and Vermont. Graduates emerge with a blend of classroom and fieldwork experiences that prepare them to make an impact in their school communities.
Monument Mountain Building Project Advocates Warn Cost of 'No' Vote
On Nov. 4, voters in the Berkshire Hills Regional School District will decide whether to take on the $89.5 million local share to build a new Monument Mountain Regional High School.
Adams Selectmen Weighing Costs of McCann School Project
Town officials are weighing the financial costs of the $17 million McCann Technical School project that will add an estimated 18 cents to the tax rate in its highest year.
Stearns Not Currently Included in Pittsfield's Crosby/Conte Proposal
Stearns Elementary School was not included in Crosby/Conte planning documents sent to the Massachusetts School Building Authority.
Pittsfield Public Schools Awarded CPPI Grant
A coalition of community organizations was central in designing the vision for this grant and will continue to play a role in its implementation.
MCLA to Host Networking Session for Regional K-12 Educational Leaders
The event comes at a time of significant leadership transitions across local school districts and is designed to strengthen regional educational partnerships while providing support for newly appointed administrators.
Mount Greylock District OKs Emergency Police Access to Cameras
The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee last week agreed to share security camera footage from its three schools with local law enforcement in the event of an emergency.
Greylock School Signage Coming Into Focus; 100 Firms Prequalify
The School Building Committee came to a compromise on a sign for the new Greylock School.
Northern Berkshire School Union Offers Biz Post to Food Service Director
Cory Nicholas was the only applicant for the job, which has been pieced out to district employees and a part-time interim administrator for the past six months.
BCC Invites All to 'Explore the Electrician Trade'
The event will be held in the SBA Lounge on BCC's main campus, located at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield.
Berkshire Athenaeum Hosts an Early Literacy Event
The event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, from 10:30 am to noon in the auditorium of the Berkshire Athenaeum
Mount Greylock District Joins Neighbors in Looking at Collaboration
The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Thursday agreed to talk with neighboring school districts about finding ways to cooperate with one another.
MCLA Professor Receives National Guild of Book Workers Mid-Career Award
Mowinski is among the first recipients of this award from the Guild of Book Workers (GBW), one of the leading professional organizations in book arts and printmaking.
iBerkshires Create an Ad Needs Teachers
Over the past year, students in grades one through eight have participated in our Junior Marketers Create an Ad series to develop advertisements for businesses across the county. We need teachers for season 2.
North Adams School District Starts New Year With New Faces
The public schools welcomed two new faces this year: a dean of students at Brayton Elementary and a director of adult education and 21st Century programming.
MCLA to Host Lecture Focused on Surveillance, Police, and Big Tech
This year's presentation, titled "Surveillance, Police, and Big Tech: Lessons from Baltimore," will be delivered by Dr. Ben Snyder, associate professor of sociology at Williams College.
BCC President Ellen Kennedy to Retire at Conclusion of Academic Year
Kennedy has served as the college's president since 2012.
Teacher of the Month: Amanda Reis
St. Mary's School third-grade teacher Amanda Reis has been selected as the August Teacher of the Month.
9/11 Survivor and Inspirational Speaker to Visit MCLA
World Trade Center Hero Will Share Lessons of Courage, Trust, and Resilience with Students and Faculty
Plan for Merging Pittsfield's Elementary Zones Tabled
The School Committee is not ready to adopt an elementary school reorganization plan that moves Stearns students into the proposed Crosby/Conte building.
Hoosac Valley Begins School Year With 'New' Assistant Superintendent
Hoosac Valley Regional School District started the school year with nearly two dozen new staff and faculty changes, a new School Committee member and an assistant superintendent.
Pittsfield School Building Commission Welcomes New Superintendent
The academic year has begun with a new superintendent of the Pittsfield Public Schools and the same focus on a couple of big projects.
MCLA Kicks Off Fall Semester With Breakfast, Ribbon Cutting
President James Birge's announcement that he would retire next year may have been the big news on opening day for Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, but it wasn't the only news.
