…systems throughout the Commonwealth. The Baker-Polito administration made the appropriation through a supplemental allotment to the RTR Fund for Fiscal Year 2015. “Our communities depend on local aid for transportation…
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‘I’ve learned that things have a cost.’ Meet the migrant children working long hours in factories and fish plants across Mass.
…kitchens everywhere. Some 2,700 unaccompanied minors arrived in Massachusetts in fiscal year 2022, up from 738 in 2015, according to the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement. That mirrors a nearly…
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…
Representatives from Rural Schools and Communities Gather at Tuesday Summit in Shelburne
…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…
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…
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…
Working with the Struggling Reader
Required for License(s): Reading Specialist – Initial (K-12) Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities – Initial (Pk-8) (5-12) This course is designed to give the participant knowledge of the reading…
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…