pittsfield public schools

As the Berkshire Eagle reported this month, public records show the city of Pittsfield, Mass., started on plans to convert an elementary school building into a police department months before the school's closure. Blueprints for the project were delivered to the city in February, well before any public discussion. Now, WAMC has obtained the preliminary floorplan for the proposed facility and is publishing it for the first time.

Free meal programs in Western Massachusetts are keeping hundreds of young people fed over the summer. As WAMC reports, it’s a vital resource for families reliant on the public school system for nutrition.

The Pittsfield, Massachusetts, public schools – the largest district in Berkshire County – say that the personal information of students, teachers, and parents were accessed by hackers this month.

The interim superintendent said, "while fiscal implications are included, the potential closure of the school is fundamentally driven by the student performance or learning conditions, the building inadequacy, and equitable student access, rather than the district's budget.”

A new grant will fund a youth mental health initiative in the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, public school system. As WAMC reports, the support comes at an urgent time.

The Pittsfield, Massachusetts, city council has decided against charter revisions that would automatically make the mayor school committee chair.

Pittsfield City Council approves new open container law, giving police more enforcement authority over public drinking

The Pittsfield, Massachusetts, school committee has approved a plan to restructure the city’s middle schools.

As it continues to navigate an ongoing scandal in the district, the Pittsfield, Massachusetts school committee has selected an interim superintendent.

The embattled Pittsfield, Massachusetts school committee met Wednesday after state intervention into an interconnected series of scandals in the district.