Schools

image description

BCC Holds Pinning Ceremony for Nursing Graduates

Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) students honored

image description

BArT Hosts World Cube Association Competition

The competition is the first of its kind in the Berkshires in almost 10 years. Contenders will compete in races to solve classic Rubik’s Cubes and a variety of other cubing puzzles.

image description

Lenox High Presents Murder-Mystery Dinner

Admission is $20 and includes show, salad, pasta dinner and dessert.

image description

Pittsfield School Board See Update on Middle School Restructuring

There has been a focus on strategic scheduling that amplifies district priorities, encourages best practices in teaching and learning, heightens student engagement, encourages equity, and does it all in a cost-effective manner.

image description

MCLA Presidential Search Stirs Plenty of Interest

The college's search firm WittKieffer has already received 14 completed applications with another 15 expressing interest, said Trustees President Buffy Lord, and had more than 80 responses in the five days since the posting went up.

image description

BArT Sets Deadlines for Transfers, Enrollment

The final enrollment deadline for the current 2025-2026 school year for grades 6 through 10 is Tuesday, Feb. 10 2026 at noon.

image description

BCC to Offer Free Advanced Basic Computer Training Course

Designed for adults eager to advance their careers, this hands-on course is intended only for learners who already have basic computer knowledge.

image description

Pittsfield School Committee Sees Budget Calendar, Chapter 70 Concerns

The Pittsfield Public Schools kicked off its fiscal year 2027 budget calendar, and are again facing uncertainties with state Chapter 70 funding.

image description

North Adams Students Taste Test for Input on Lunches

Pupils at Brayton Elementary got to taste test a new side dish as chef Kyle Zegel passed out cups cider-glazed carrots on Friday for the children to try.

image description

Monument Mountain Sophomore Wins Congressional App Challenge

Monument Mountain Regional High School sophomore Jonah Sanabria is the winner of this year's national Congressional App Challenge.

image description

BCC Graduates 32 Nursing Students at Pinning Ceremony

The pinning ceremony marked the hard work and dedication of 32 graduates over two years.

image description

MCLA Receives State Grant to Support Student Success, Degree Completion

The grant will enable MCLA to implement comprehensive support services focused on helping vulnerable student populations, particularly Pell Grant-eligible students, successfully complete their degrees.

image description

BCC Foundation Awarded Stop & Shop Gift Cards to Stock Campus Pantry

Donation, valued at $7,500, mirrors 2025 donation

image description

NBSU Committee Open to Discussing Apportionment Changes

Clarksburg's partners in the North Berkshire School Union agreed to take a look at the assessment structure for the union's administration and the union agreement.

image description

MCLA Awarded Students with Disabilities Support Grant

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $3.6 Million to Support Higher Education Students with Disabilities

image description

North Adams Boards Unanimously Elect New School Committee Member

A joint convention of the School Committee and City Council on Tuesday unanimously elected Alexandra DiAddezio to fill the vacant seat on the committee.

image description

BCC Announces Community Education Workshops

Workshops cover the topic areas of art, culinary and hospitality, professional development and self-care. All workshops are open to the public.

image description

Mount Greylock Schools Bracing for Another Big Health Insurance Hit

It is unknown just how steep, but Superintendent Joseph Bergeron tried to prepare the School Committee at its January meeting on Thursday.

image description

Drury High School First Quarter Honor Roll

Drury High School First Quarter Honor Roll.

image description

McCann Project Bids to Be Opened This Month

The McCann School Committee has authorized Superintendent James Brosnan to move forward with the MSBA project and discussed the next steps.

image description

Central Berkshire Approves Competency Evaluation Plan

The state is mandating that school districts develop a competency evaluation plan now that the 10th grade MCAS scores are no longer a graduation requirement.

image description

North Adams School Committee Gets Update on Athletics

The North Adams Public Schools are continuing a shared athletic director post with Hoosac Valley Regional School District that's proven to be successful for the past several years.

image description

BCC Awarded $202K for Microelectronics Project

Grant supports workforce and technology development

image description

Workforce Development: Kaela Martin

Lenco arranged for her to take the course at BCC, and she began working half of her time in the office and half on the shop floor.

image description

OLLI at BCC Distinguished Speakers Series: Ukraine-Russia War in the Era of Trump 2.0

Veteran foreign correspondent James Brooke will give an in-depth analysis of the war in Ukraine.

image description

Pittsfield Begins Search for OPM to Lead Crosby/Conte Project

On Tuesday, the School Building Needs Commission created a seven-member selection committee for an owner's project manager.

image description

BCC Respiratory Care Student Wins Brad Leidich Memorial Scholarship

Marlena Pellon is first in New England to win prize

image description

North Adams Schools Say Goodbye to Alcombright, Await His Replace

The former mayor was presented with a clock in 2017 upon the completion of his fourth term as chair of the committee; on Tuesday, he received another clock marking his four years as a member of the committee.

image description

Clarksburg Looking to Reduce Costs of North Berkshire School Union

The Select Board on Monday discussed its planned presentation to Thursday's North Berkshire School Union "super committee."

image description

BCC Invites Community Input on Library Renaming

As a community-centered institution, BCC values broad input and encourages the public to help shape the future identity of this important campus space.

<More Education Stories>

Berkshire Snapshot

<MORE>