Education advocates met remotely with area legislators and state officials to begin a conversation on what is and isn’t when it comes to state funding for public education.“If we love our children the way we say we do, and we think education is the...
After the Special Commission on Rural School Districts’ report called for a significant increase in rural school funding, Gov. Maura Healey’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2024 shows an initial step toward fulfilling that request.The commission’s...
CHARLEMONT — School and town officials have sent Gov. Maura Healey a letter urging her to fund an annual appropriation of $60 million directed entirely at rural and declining-enrollment schools.“Now is the time to act. The state has considerable...
Editor’s note: As part of the Greenfield Recorder’s end-of-the-year features, we are publishing in two parts our choices for the top 10 new stories of 2022. They are listed in no particular order.Greenfield Police Department, chief found guilty of...
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This is the final story in a series diving into the Special Commission on Rural School Districts’ report.As budgets increase and enrollments decline, some school districts are often faced with the difficult decision of whether to regionalize with...
As budgets increase and enrollments decline, rural school districts are often faced with the difficult decision of whether to regionalize with another district.This process requires town and school officials from several communities to work through...
GREENFIELD — Roughly 150 supporters, as well as 20 protesters, convened at Greenfield Community College on Saturday morning for a town hall event with U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, which she said comes at “a time of celebration.”Warren was referring to...
GREENFIELD — Roughly 150 supporters, as well as 20 protesters, convened at Greenfield Community College on Saturday morning for a town hall event with U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, which she said comes at “a time of celebration.”Warren was referring to...
This is the final story in a series diving into the Special Commission on Rural School Districts’ report.As budgets increase and enrollments decline, some school districts are often faced with the difficult decision of whether to regionalize with...