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School transportation costs a burden to Mohawk Trail
…Frontier Regional School lost $73,258 in transportation costs, Pioneer Valley Regional School lost $221,246, Mahar Regional School lost $195,815 and Franklin County Technical School lost $216,984, according to Department of…
Governor Baker Grants $5 Million for Regional School Transportation Funding
BOSTON, MA – Governor Charlie Baker announced today a $5 million investment in the Regional School Transportation Reimbursement Fund (RTR Fund) that supports student transportation efforts of 85 regional school…
Union 38 asks for state transportation funding
…request your support of Massachusetts General Law Chapter 71, Section 16C, which calls for the full reimbursement of transportation costs for regional school districts for transporting students who live over…
Sunderland Elementary recognized for non-vehicular school transportation
SUNDERLAND — The state Department of Transportation recently recognized more than 140 partners of the Massachusetts Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program, which encourages taking non-vehicular modes of transportation to…
Franklin County Schools sign transportation joint purchase
As the 2018-19 school year winds to a close, five Franklin County School Districts, led by school business managers, have worked together for a new joint transportation bid for services…
Urban legislators don’t get the struggle to fund large, rural bus routes
…individual legislators who made the promise are long gone. So maybe a little education is in order. The law promising reimbursement made the payouts “subject to appropriation” by the Legislature….
Commission wants $60M for rural school districts
…Teachers Association, and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, among other organizations. The group also made the following points and recommendations:Transportation The committee called for a number of improvements…
Driving Through Mud: How Rural Mass. Schools Are Coping With Rising Transportation Costs
It’s hard for rural schools in Massachusetts to get kids to and from class every day — especially now, in muddy season, when the snow has melted and the rain…
The Massachusetts Migrant Education Program Partners with School Districts
…students/families and MMEP staff, resulting in improved communication and support. SPS has on average 50-75 high school students, the majority who are considered SLIFE and many who are unaccompanied. Due…