Berkshire Hills Regional School District receives $500,000 grant for three-year equitable access initiative

Great Barrington — The Berkshire Hills Regional School District has been awarded $500,000 from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation’s New England District-Community Consortium. According to the district, the funds will support a three-year initiative to expand equitable access to learning experiences and college and career pathways for students. Through the grant, the district will partner with local community organizations and the nonprofit Great Schools Partnership to examine how students learn about, access, and take part in opportunities tied to their educational interests and future goals. “I do think that offering equitable access to students when it comes to their interests and goals is something that we can do better at in a lot of different ways,” Superintendent of Schools Peter Dillon told The Berkshire Edge.

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