…$2.34 million in promised state transportation reimbursements, adding to the financial burdens of running a district across nine sparsely populated and relatively poor towns, whose geographic footprint is larger than…
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Urban legislators don’t get the struggle to fund large, rural bus routes
…district is the largest geographically of any regional school district in Massachusetts and since the 2007-2008 school year, has lost $2.34 million in promised state transportation reimbursements, adding to the…
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…
Union 38 asks for state transportation funding
…1960s, the state promised to cover transportation costs. But that promise has only been met four times since 1978. Instead, reimbursements have averaged about 73 percent, and in 2004 the…
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…
Franklin County Schools sign transportation joint purchase
…start dates and terms to line up. “Getting multiple transportation bids for services has become more difficult,” noted Kaubris, who noted that this is true across the state, not only…
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…
Commission wants $60M for rural school districts
…to state reimbursement rates for regional transportation. ■The state should create a Rural School Transportation Reimbursement Account and offer more work to drivers within schools and towns to help retain…
Driving Through Mud: How Rural Mass. Schools Are Coping With Rising Transportation Costs
…have been declining in enrollment. Between 2008 and 2017, rural schools in the state lost 14 percent of their students. Fewer students translates to less funding overall from the state….
ESE Issues Fiscal Conditions in Rural School Districts Report
…declining enrollment and rising costs. For instance, rural districts spend 50 percent more per pupil on transportation costs than districts across the rest of the state. Changes to the Chapter…