The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, in a paper titled “Skills For Our Future,” reported that while a career, vocational and technical education (CVTE) costs about $5,000 per pupil more…
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ESE Issues Fiscal Conditions in Rural School Districts Report
…potential strategies to support rural school districts in the coming fiscal year. Hinds believes this conversation is timely as legislators are now preparing to deliberate FY19 state budget spending recommendations….
Back to school: Dual enrollment, early college programs a boon for area high schoolers
HOLYOKE — College unaffordability. Increased competition for spots at prestigious local institutions of higher education. The inaccessibility of college. Decreased academic offerings at high schools struggling with budget woes. These…
More state aid for rural schools this year
Sen. Adam Hinds asked for and received $1 million more from the state’s Rural School Aid grant program this year, increasing the budget to $2.5 million and leaving superintendentsthroughout Franklin…
Mass. Early Educators Will Get A Raise After State Board Vote
…salaries for teachers and staff, according to the Baker administration. The funding was approved by the Legislature as part of the fiscal 2020 budget signed by Gov. Charlie Baker in…
Easthampton chooses LeClair for superintendent
…the candidates fielded the same 12 questions from the School Committee on such topics as handling incidents of bias, balancing educational mandates with budget concerns and dealing with polarized viewpoints….
State Pre-K Funding 2016-17 Fiscal Year: Trends and opportunities
…50 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) shows continuing support from both Republican and Democratic governors, legislators and state boards of education. In the 2016-17 budget year, 30 states…
Districts team up on county’s first public therapeutic day school
In response to increasing educational demands and budget pressures, public school districts have looked for ways to join forces to provide necessary resources and programs on a cost-effective basis. One…
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…
PVRS students showcase robotic fish feeders in first ever Pioneer Engineering Expo
…The LEGO robotics gear was acquired with funding from the school budget and through rural aid. Some fish feeder designs featured conveyer belt-style fish feeders, others used an auger-style dispensary…