As tariff negotiations drag on, it is still anticipated that by this summer, shelves in stores will be empty, followed by businesses being forced to close.
"The real question is whether thoughtful creative educators are thinking creatively about the consolidation and how to make the most of this [potential] change."
-- Susan Engel, director of the Program in Teaching at Williams College, and a former member ot the Southern Berkshire Regional School Committee
"Once we started doing our work, a clear consensus evolved that the one-district option presented the best opportunities for education and improved financial sustainability for the school districts." --John Hockridge, chair of the Berkshire County Education Task Force
