…proposal to establish rural school aid as part of the state’s Chapter 70 educational aid formula. Part of the plan is to support state legislation that would get this additional…
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Increased rural school aid ‘a tremendous win,’ administrators and legislators say
…full funding of the Student Opportunity Act, increased Chapter 70 aid and early education grants, among others. With those increases, the rural school aid line item now stands at $15…
Orange: state shortchanges its SPED funding by $3.5 million
…Reinig said. Special education students typically cost a district much more than other students, so that state aid in this area is especially important. The Chapter 70 formula calculates, or…
Governor Baker outlines plans for local aid increases
…increase in Chapter 70 education aid would raise that account to more than $4.7 billion and deliver an increase of at least $20 per pupil to all of the state’s…
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…
Rural schools develop state aid proposal
…a draft proposal that seeks more Chapter 70 state aid for rural schools with the highest enrollment declines, the lowest per capita income and flat-level state aid to education. The…
More state aid for rural schools this year
…is a funding source separate from Chapter 70 aid and intended to supplement school aid. School districts that qualify for Rural School Aid have fewer than 21 students per square…
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,…
Rural School Aid awarded to local districts
…a declining population and the need to regionalize over large geographic areas,” said state Rep. Paul W. Mark, who also worked to establish the aid program. “Rural School Aid is…
Editorial: Sparsity aid concept would greatly benefit rural schools
…more aid than others. Based on his eligibility criteria, the Rural School Aid Program would cost the state about $20 million, with the money going to 50 traditional rural public…