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In Pittsfield, two school board members abruptly resign Seventh and eighth graders listen to English teacher Chris Davitt (center) during an interdisciplinary humanities block at Pittsfield Middle High School on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) Elizabeth Frantz Published: 4/29/2021 4:05:56 PM Two of the five members of the Pittsfield School Board have abruptly resigned, blindsiding many in town and creating a rush to fill the spots. School Board Chairman Adam Gauthi...

In Pittsfield, an old school issue: full staffs depend on tax rates  The Pittsfield first deliberative session gets started on Saturday morning, February 1, 2020. GEOFF FORESTER Published: 3/8/2021 4:59:44 PM When voters in Pittsfield close the curtain at the polls on Election Day, they’ll face a choice that local officials say presents a dilemma created by the state’s broken method of funding education. A “yes” vote on Article 3 of the school warrant, seeking approval of the modestly ...

Officials in Pittsfield are a county mile apart when it comes to choosing a budget for the school district.Like towns across the state, funding for education remains a thorny and unsolved problem for Pittsfield. The budget committee, with taxpayers in...