…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…
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Mohawk supt. seeks ‘rural school aid’
…revert to a one-room school house, given perpetually flat state education aid, the district will eventually become financially unsustainable.” Inspired by Wisconsin’s $17.7 million “sparsity aid” provided to rural, low-enrollment…
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…
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…
Rural schools to push for millions more in state aid
…aid in the coming budget. They also directed Coalition Chairman Michael Buoniconti to work with state Sen. Stan Rosenberg to put the school aid request before the Legislature in the…
Governor Baker outlines plans for local aid increases
In next week’s annual budget proposal, Gov. Charlie Baker will call for a $91 million increase in education local aid, and a $40 million boost in unrestricted local aid to…
State Senate OKs study on rural school aid
…struggling, small school districts. The so-called “sparsity aid” formula is aimed at providing additional financial aid to rural districts like those in Franklin County. The idea, proposed by Mohawk Trail…
State Senate OKs rural school aid for county districts
…District, could see $100 per student in rural school aid from the state. Sen. Adam G. Hinds, D-Pittsfield, said Wednesday that the state Senate adopted his Fiscal Year 2019 amendment…
Hinds and Blais say launch of Rural Schools Commission ‘a big win’ for region
…creation of the commission was partly due to the discrepancies in funding between rural schools and their urban and suburban counterparts. Hinds and Blais said Chapter 70 school aid’s funding…