A history of the idea that education institutions have some responsibility to contribute to the effort of sustainability can be traced back centuries ago but would certainly also note the founding in 1993 of the Boston-based group Second Nature to promote the concept and practice of education for sustainability. Second Nature is best known for…

Looking to put some of its community members--many of whom have seen their jobs evaporate amid a troubled economy--back to work, administrators at Berkshire Community College (BCC) in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, have committed as much as $200,000 in grant money to establish a new job corps that will give low-income or displaced workers free…

Examines agencies in Massachusetts to determine social worker and client impressions of the effects of cutbacks on agency policy and service delivery. Results indicate increased demands on social workers for higher productivity levels, a deterioration of collaborative work environments, an inability to meet treatment goals, and demands for…