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Sixth Grade College Visits

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The Berkshire Compact for Education is a county-wide initiative focused on promoting a continuum of education in Berkshire County.  The Compact serves all Berkshire County residents, with the premise that everyone, regardless of their circumstances, should have the opportunity to aspire to higher education.

career fair

The Compact is focused on raising the aspirations of our residents to view a minimum of 16 years of education or training as the norm; providing them with access to education; and encouraging them to obtain the skills, technologies and tools they need to enjoy all the opportunities presented by the new economy of Berkshire County.  This work supports Governor Patrick's ambitious education action agenda, Ready for 21st Century Success.

The Berkshire Compact has over 80 members that meet as a group on a regular basis and participate on subcommittees focused on raising student aspirations to attend college and making connections between workforce needs and the education system. 


News

03/10/2012
Busting borders of knowledge
Eight annual Region I science and engineering fair held at MCLA

01/12/2012
Eighth graders explore future careers at MCLA
MCLA hosts its first North County Career Fair for eighth grade students.

01/12/2012
At fair, middle schoolers sample careers
Nearly 400 8th graders learned about careers at the North County Career Fair at MCLA.

12/14/2011
Gateway Cities Agenda for Schools
Governor Patrick outlines Gateway Cities Agenda for closing achievement gaps in education.

11/30/2011
Convenient Classrooms
MCLA will offer spring courses at a newly established facility in downtown Pittsfield. The Education Center at Conte, inside the Silvio O. Conte Federal Building, is part of a unique agreement with the U.S. General Services Administration.

11/22/2011
Pediatricians prescribe reading for kids, families
Berkshire County pediatricians provide books to chidren at checkups as part of Reach Out and Read

10/26/2011
Berkshire Community College will be able to probe DNA with new technology
BCC unveils new super-computing cluster. Nuclea Biotechnologies, MCLA and Clark University are partners.

10/05/2011
More high school students take SAT
Massachusetts has the third highest partcipation rate in the SATS -- 84 percent of state public high school students in the class of 2011 took the SAT, up from 75 percent the previous year.

06/16/2011
McCann Teacher Presented Berkshire Educator Award
Cynthia Roper-Patenaude, an English Teacher from McCann, receives first annual award

04/14/2011
Viewing their own future
Sixth grade students visit Berkshire County's college campuses as part of the fourth annual Berkshire County Goes to College Day program.