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Rural schools in Massachusetts face unique challenges. And those challenges are top of mind with members of the Massachusetts Rural Schools Commission.

Lessons from the Almond case — and beyond Doing right by kids in state care means DCF and the courts need to focus on the thorny issue of reunification. By The Editorial BoardUpdated May 8, 2021, 1 hour ago Email to a Friend Maria Mossaides, director of the Office of the Child Advocate, speaking about the agency's investigation report into the death of teen David Almond during the continuing coronavirus pandemic, March 31.Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff The one thing lawmakers, advocates, and state officials can agree on is that no one wants to be back here again — probing the death of a...

House approves Senate bill abolishing Hampshire Council of Governments, pay agency debts including $5.8M pension liability Updated Jan 06, 2021; BOSTON – The House approved a Senate bill Tuesday night to abolish Hampshire Council of Governments that includes language to pay the financially collapsed agency’s known obligations – that include an estimated $5.8 million pension liability. The bill is now on Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk. The Governor has ten days to sign, veto, or amend it. Following the bill’s passage, members of the western Massachusetts legislative delegation that sheph...

Canton Daily Ledger CHICAGO-Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Human Services announced Illinois residents have a new retail option for using Electronic Benefit Transfer and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (EBT SNAP) online through Instacart.  In a new partnership with ALDI, participants will be able to access fresh food and pantry staples from ALDI via Instacart's same-day delivery and pick-up services. “The health and wellness of Illinois families is a top priority of my administration and I am pleased to announce this partnership which offers increased options...