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LENOX — Six candidates vying for three School Committee slots called for a wide range of educational options and equal opportunities for all students, whether or not they are college-bound, during a remote campaign forum this week. Also vigorously debated was whether to continue grouping students in classes according to academic ability through a “tracking” system. Several candidates emphasized a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. At least 110 people viewed the Zoom session Wednesday night, organized by the Morris Elementary School PTO and moderated by School Commit...

LENOX — Six candidates vying for three School Committee slots called for a wide range of educational options and equal opportunities for all students, whether or not they are college-bound, during a remote campaign forum this week. Also vigorously debated was whether to continue grouping students in classes according to academic ability through a “tracking” system. Several candidates emphasized a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. At least 110 people viewed the Zoom session Wednesday night, organized by the Morris Elementary School PTO and moderated by School Commit...

Poll: Are Teachers Underpaid? So, according to a recent survey, 28% of people in this profession have second jobs. Answer: Teachers. Maureen Kennedy, a teacher from Morris Elementary in Lenox, got the answer correct. Listen below. "I'm a teacher with a second job, so I feel it. Marjo is spot on, we don't get paid enough to live, so we have to work a second job." -Maureen Kennedy But, "Enough to live" can be subjective, right? I asked Kennedy if her second job is a "must". She replied, "I don't know that for everybody it's a must, but depending on your family's situation, a teacher's salary i...

The Bondurant-Farrar school board voted Monday night to hire three interventionists for the 2021-2022 school year to help with learning loss related to the pandemic. One interventionist will be assigned to the middle school, Morris Elementary and Anderson Elementary School. Each will be responsible for supporting student achievement in reading and math — two subject areas that have shown a proficiency decrease among students in the last year. "Over the past 13 months the educational system has undergone unprecedented turmoil and change with virtual, hybrid, and traditional learning happen...

By Brittany Polito 10:39AM / Sunday, April 11, 2021 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Local environmentalists are taking a stand against air pollution from power plants that are hardly used.   A Berkshire Environmental Action Team campaign "Put Peakers in the Past" is demanding that the three peaking power plants located in Berkshire County revert to only renewable and clean alternatives. "Peaking" plants are used to meet periods of high energy demand.   The decades-old plants at Pittsfield Generating Co. on Merrill Road, the Eversource substation on Doreen Street and the EP Energy plant on Woodla...