BOSTON, MA — The Massachusetts House on Wednesday voted to restore $17.5 million in funding for kindergarten expansion grants, overriding Gov. Charlie Baker’s veto. The restoration of the kindergarten expansion…
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Gov. Baker agrees to major spending increase in his final budget
…stabilization grants, $60 million for a rate reserve to increase salaries for teachers and others at subsidized providers, and $31.5 million in grants to Head Start programs across the state….
White House Hosts Summit on Early Childhood Education
…preschool development grants and an expansion of the Early Head Start program. The announcements come as part of the White House’s summit on early learning taking place in Washington today…
Governor Baker signs FY16 Budget
…is an $18.3 million increase above the previous year. The transportation funding restores the emergency cut that former Governor Patrick instituted last November. This year’s budget is $59 million. …
PraacticalAAC Blog Post by Jeanne Tuthill
Jeanne Tuthill, an assistive technology specialist at the CCATT Center, has prepared a post for Carole Zangari’s PracticalAAC Blog, and we are pleased to share the blog with you: If…
Dozens of lawmakers asking for education aid increase beyond Baker budget proposal
…must be made in a lean budget year. The $39.55 billion fiscal 2017 budget proposed by Gov. Charlie Baker includes a $72.1 million increase in Chapter 70 local education funding,…
Mass. Schools Get More Money In The Latest Budget. A Lot More Is Likely On The Way
At first glance, the state’s much delayed fiscal 2020 budget — more appropriately a $43.1 billion spending blueprint for the next 12 months — appears to have been a win…
Governor Baker Grants $5 Million for Regional School Transportation Funding
…in our budget proposal significant increases for education and are pleased to now take this step to support those districts that need it.” “The Massachusetts Association of Regional Schools (MARS)…
State Pre-K Funding 2016-17 Fiscal Year: Trends and opportunities
…50 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) shows continuing support from both Republican and Democratic governors, legislators and state boards of education. In the 2016-17 budget year, 30 states…
Money for vet program proposed in Tech budget
TURNERS FALLS — Adoption of the proposed $11.7 million budget voted by the Franklin County Technical School Committee last week would fund a teacher and $30,000 for start-up equipment and…