A provision to study how rural schools might get more state aid has been included in the Senate budget that was adopted this week. That’s good news for Franklin County’s…
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Franklin Tech to open nursing simulation lab next school year
MONTAGUE — Construction of a new nursing simulation lab that Franklin County Technical School had planned to open this fall has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the…
Urban legislators don’t get the struggle to fund large, rural bus routes
…lost $195,815 and Franklin County Technical School lost $216,984, according to Department of Elementary and Secondary Education data. Franklin County Technical School, the largest regional technical school district in the…
Caps and gowns to make a statement at Turners Falls
…the school committee members present for the vote Tuesday. Turners joins other schools in Franklin County with gender-neutral gowns, including Greenfield, Mohawk, Frontier, Mahar and Franklin County Technical School. Pioneer…
Money for vet program proposed in Tech budget
TURNERS FALLS — Adoption of the proposed $11.7 million budget voted by the Franklin County Technical School Committee last week would fund a teacher and $30,000 for start-up equipment and…
Graduating During the Pandemic
When schools first closed in mid-March, seniors across the county weren’t sure when or if they would be returning to classes to finish up their final semester, making for a…
‘Prepared for anything,’ Franklin Tech seniors bid school farewell
MONTAGUE — The graduating class of Franklin County Technical School processed onto the field on Friday and found their places in front of the stage — just as they would…
Franklin Tech students take agriculture know-how to national convention
Nine Franklin County Technical School students embraced last week’s national FFA Convention and Expo as an invaluable opportunity to connect with agriculturally inclined youth from all over the country. FFA,…
With prospect of more charter schools, rural educators see greater risk
…who oppose lifting the cap. For local school superintendents, more charter schools mean more students leaving their home district, taking much-needed revenue with them. In Franklin County, where school districts…
Giving students a beacon of hope: Learning program finds new routes to graduation for high schoolers
…proud of the results we’re showing,” Fripp said. “ As we look at some of the challenges facing all young people, especially our most vulnerable people in Franklin County, I…