…shout-out from all of the communities represented underscored a key point: that between 45% to as much as 60% of each rural town’s budget is devoted to schools; and those…
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Gail Healy retires after 39 years in Franklin County
…would be self-sustaining and would require no future intervention, she said. Four Corners’ program was so successful that Healy was invited to speak at a national conference with Reading Recovery…
Urban legislators don’t get the struggle to fund large, rural bus routes
…Since 1978, school districts have received a full reimbursement just four times. Reimbursements have averaged about 73 percent. In 2004, the reimbursement dipped below 50 percent. The state budget for…
Greenfield mulls how to fund school technology needs
…of Public Works at the Pumping Station. “You don’t want to be competing with the DPW,” Superintendent Jordana Harper said. “We should really address technology through the local budget.” At…
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…
Franklin County schools, public and private, plan for COVID-19
…risk in schools and the community. Currently, Greenfield is in the low-risk category. The letter continues, “Much of the guidance for the coronavirus is similar to cold and flu prevention…
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South Hadley names Bonneville interim schools chief
…budget shortfall. Earlier this month, the School Committee unanimously selected Bonneville as the district’s acting superintendent following the sudden retirement of former Superintendent Nicholas Young, who announced on Nov. 26…
Success in School Linked to Summer Reading
Boston, MA – Boston school officials and nonprofit leaders will huddle Monday to mull strategies for closing the achievement gap that afflicts children from low-income families. Initial data from an…