
	Staff cuts forecast at Berkshire Hills schools Friday, Nov. 20 GREAT BARRINGTON -- As many as 35 employees of the Berkshire Hills Regional School District could face layoffs or reduced hours by January, as the school committee looks for ways to offset massive cuts in state aid to this year's school budget. Full Story Taconic project cleared for study Thursday, Nov. 19 PITTSFIELD -- The Massachusetts School Building Authority is backing the city's proposal for some type of high school building project. Full Story Williams fires accused professor Tuesday, Nov. 17 WILLIAMSTOWN -- A Williams College visiting professor, who pleaded guilty to charges of fraud in federal court last week, has been terminated from the college. Full Story Taconic seniors shine on MCAS Sunday, Nov. 15 PITTSFIELD - John Vosburgh, principal of Taconic High School, has announced that 54 seniors at Taconic High School are among students statewide to receive the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship. Full Story District facing $600K in cuts Saturday, Nov. 14 GREAT BARRINGTON -- The Berkshire Hills Regional School District is facing mid-fiscal year cuts totalling more than $600,000 from the roughly $20 million school budget -- a nearly unprecedented move that school committee members say hasn't happened in recent memory and could force "district-changing" decisions. Full Story Education chief talks to The Eagle Saturday, Nov. 14 During his visit to Pittsfield on Friday, Mitchell Chester, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, responded to several education questions posed by The Eagle. Full Story Online grades are on tap Friday, Nov. 13 CHESHIRE -- Hoosac Valley High School rolls out a new online gradebook today that allows parents to check their child's progress at any time on the Internet. Full Story In the schools Wednesday, Nov. 11 Full Story State helping 5 districts Tuesday, Nov. 10 PITTSFIELD -- On Monday, Berkshire County became the first of six regions in the commonwealth to launch a state District & School Assistance Center. Full Story Heavy metal class Tuesday, Nov. 10 EGREMONT -- Instead of hitting the books, Great Barrington Waldorf High School freshman are forging iron. Full Story Recess Tuesday, Nov. 10 Full Story Mount Holyoke College names new president Monday, Nov. 02 SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (AP) -- A new president has been chosen for Mount Holyoke College. Full Story In future, more core, online and 'green' Thursday, Oct. 29 PITTSFIELD - Just like precious commodities, Berkshire Community College hopes to be more valuable on its diamond anniversary than on its golden one. Full Story Technical times Thursday, Oct. 29 PITTSFIELD - Online classes, digitized equipment and wireless classrooms are synonymous with 21st-century teaching. Full Story BCC campuses bridged 2 worlds Thursday, Oct. 29 When many of us fell out of the psychedelic jar that had consumed us in the 1960s, we were hopeful of landing on our feet. Thankfully, a good percentage did, and Berkshire Community College was there to catch us. Full Story