Regional School Districts

Rep. Blais takes the bus to bring awareness about funding, ride times for students

Posted on Wednesday, May 15th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Anita Fritz, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 5/15/2019
Link: Complete Article

Rep. Natalie Blais wanted to better understand what children endure to get to and from school each day, so she did what seemed most logical — she got on a 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… [Read More]

Sparsity Aid for rural schools? Mohawk mulls rural school assoc.

Posted on Thursday, March 3rd, 2016 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Diane Broncaccio, The Recorder
Date: 3/2/2016
Link: Complete Article

BUCKLAND, MA – Leaders of school districts with fewer than 1,000 students, or which serve towns with fewer than 10 students per square mile, have been invited to the Mohawk Trail Regional School on March 23 to discuss forming a Massachusetts Rural Schools Association. The association is to address issues that school systems in densely… [Read More]

Governor Baker Grants $5 Million for Regional School Transportation Funding

Posted on Thursday, June 18th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Date: 6/18/15
Link: Complete Article

BOSTON, MA – Governor Charlie Baker announced today a $5 million investment in the Regional School Transportation Reimbursement Fund (RTR Fund) that supports student transportation efforts of 85 regional school 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… [Read More]