Over the past several years, the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District has been operating with state funding that has been stagnant at best, and declining at worst. In addition, enrollments have…
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State education formula out of whack, Commission: Health insurance, special ed underfunded
…the number of in-district special education students and the cost of out-of-district special education,” the report found. Its authors recommended increasing the in-district enrollment rate and out-of-district cost rate to…
Heath Elementary School will close
…The school’s fate now rests in the hands of the remaining Mohawk Trail Regional School district’s seven other member-towns. A unanimous decision by all district towns is required to move…
New Athol-Royalston superintendent appointed
ATHOL, MA — Pending negotiations, Steven Meyer will be the new superintendent of the Athol-Royalston Regional School District. Athol Selectman and Athol-Royalston School Committee member Mitchell Grosky said that Meyer…
Over 340 educators convene on Safe and Supportive Learning Environments: Bringing together Social and Emotional Learning, Trauma Sensitivity, and Positive Behavioral Approaches in Leominster, MA
…Family and Engagement specialists (CFCE). Local schools and districts sent teams from New Salem, Wendell, Pioneer Valley Regional School District, Mohawk Trail Regional School District, and Gill-Montague Regional School Districts….
Fond farewell: Bittersweet final day at Cheshire Elementary
…of school we will be.” In an effort to make the district more sustainable, the school committee voted earlier this year to close Cheshire Elementary School. The district will be…
Orange: state shortchanges its SPED funding by $3.5 million
…member Kathy Reinig, the Chapter 70 formula uses an “assumed percentage” to calculate how much state aid districts should get for special education. The state calculates the number of in-district…
Mount Tom Academy
…E Search query for: blog edeval category evaluation district determined measures page 8 ( Page 22 ) We Believe That Every Student Can Learn and Succeed Students at Mount Tom…
Rep. Blais takes the bus to bring awareness about funding, ride times for students
…bus with them. The 1st Franklin District Democrat from Sunderland recently rode from Chesterfield to Hampshire Regional High School to raise awareness about the amount of time children in regional…
Powertown in the 21st Century Partnership Begins Work in Turners Falls
…District, has been instrumental in creating the opportunity for this project. Ms. Leonard said, “I am so energized by the possibility of working with our families and local partners to…