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ESE Issues Fiscal Conditions in Rural School Districts Report

Posted on Friday, March 2nd, 2018 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Kathy Levesque, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 3/2/2018

ESE Issues Fiscal Conditions in Rural School Districts Report

In January, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE) filed a report with the Joint Committee on Ways & Means, the Joint Committee on Education and the Commonwealth’s Rural Policy Advisory Commission on Fiscal Conditions in Rural School Districts.  The report was part of a feasibility study requested by the legislature, relative to establishing… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News, State/National News Tagged With: Chapter 70, ESE, Rural School Districts

Officials sound off to legislators on broadband, schools

Posted on Wednesday, March 29th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Richie Davis, The Recorder
Date: 3/28/2017
Link: Complete Article

Officials sound off to legislators on broadband, schools

CONWAY, MA — A 14-member state Senate delegation got a blast about rural issues from nearly a dozen officials from the four western counties Tuesday. The legislators were taking a listening tour and began their day in the Conway Town Hall. Speakers from regional planning agencies tried to explain some of the interrelated problems rural… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Adam Hinds, broadband, Chapter 70, legislators, MA Rural Schools Coalition, rural education

Governor Baker outlines plans for local aid increases

Posted on Tuesday, January 24th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: State House News Service, WWLP
Date: 1/22/17
Link: Complete Article

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 cities and towns. The combined $131 million increase in the two main local aid accounts compares to a more than $158 million increase in the… [Read More]

Filed Under: State/National News Tagged With: budget, Chapter 70, Governor Charlie Baker, state aid for public schools

Mohawk supt. seeks ‘rural school aid’

Posted on Wednesday, August 10th, 2016 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Diane Broncaccio, The Recorder
Date: 8/9/2016
Link: Complete Article

Mohawk supt. seeks ‘rural school aid’

BUCKLAND, MA — Saying that 50 school districts and about 100 rural towns “will soon face the equivalent of bankruptcy,” Mohawk Trail Regional School Superintendent Michael Buoniconti has drafted a proposal to establish rural school aid as part of the state’s Chapter 70 educational aid formula. Part of the plan is to support state legislation… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chapter 70, Franklin County Schools, rural education, rural school aid, Western MA Schools

Dozens of lawmakers asking for education aid increase beyond Baker budget proposal

Posted on Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Katie Lannan, Melrose Free Press
Date: 2/1/2016
Link: Complete Article

Dozens of lawmakers asking for education aid increase beyond Baker budget proposal

More than one-third of lawmakers have requested that House and Senate leaders increase by more than $20 million local education aid beyond what had been proposed by Gov. Charlie Baker in his budget for next year, joining with local leaders who pressed budget writers on Monday to increase school aid to their communities despite the… [Read More]

Filed Under: State/National News Tagged With: Chapter 70, Governor Charlie Baker, local education aid

Governor Baker signs FY16 Budget

Posted on Tuesday, July 21st, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 7/21/15

Governor Baker signs FY16 Budget

BOSTON, MA – Governor Baker’s FY16 budget has been signed for the Commonwealth. The final budget figure was $38.1 billion, with Baker’s vetoes totaling $162.8 million. Cuts relating to education that are raising concern include funding for early education and care programs, and the full day Kindergarten development grant program. According to Senate President Stan… [Read More]

Filed Under: State/National News Tagged With: Chapter 70, early education, FY16 Budget, Governor Baker, Regional Transportation Reimbursement Fund

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