…co-chairs of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees’ (MASC) new Small and Rural Schools Committee. Martha Thurber, chair of the Mohawk Trail Regional School District School Committee, and Sunderland Elementary…
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Hinds and Blais say launch of Rural Schools Commission ‘a big win’ for region
…from the state capital.” The Rural Schools Commission was created by the Student Opportunity Act to investigate “robust long-term solutions” to issues uniquely impacting schools in rural areas. 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…
Local schools to form rural association
DEERFIELD — About 16 western Massachusetts school superintendents and others agreed Monday morning to start a “Massachusetts Association of Rural Schools” to address common issues faced by sprawling rural school…
Sparsity Aid for rural schools? Mohawk mulls rural school assoc.
…new educational group is to “represent interests peculiar to rural districts” that are not represented by either the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents or the Massachusetts Association of Regional Schools….
Representatives from Rural Schools and Communities Gather at Tuesday Summit in Shelburne
…the meeting as well. The topic was the current financial crisis that faces not only rural schools, but rural communities as well. Superintendent Michael Buoniconti led the meeting with a…
Commission wants $60M for rural school districts
…and more,” Hinds said in the meeting, held by videoconference. The commission includes members of the Legislature as well as representatives from the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, the Massachusetts…
ESE Issues Fiscal Conditions in Rural School Districts Report
…Rural Policy Advisory Commission on Fiscal Conditions in Rural School Districts. The report was part of a feasibility study requested by the legislature, relative to establishing a formula for aid…
US Dept of Education announces webinar “Two Approaches to Improve Student Achievement in Rural High Schools”
…rural high schools? How do innovative practices evolve in a rural setting, from start-up to scaling across multiple states? How can rural practitioners successfully partner with the research community to…
Rural School Aid awarded to local districts
…also chairman of the Massachusetts Rural Schools Coalition, which lobbied for the new form of school aid to rural towns. “The Massachusetts Rural Schools Coalition lood to continued partnering with…