Gov Healey Announces New Guidance for Keeping ICE out of Schools
Source: mass.gov The Healey-Driscoll Administration has released new model policies, procedures, and guidance to help K-12 schools...
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Healey Seeks $100 Million in Additional School Funding as Districts Confront Mounting Financial Strain
by Saaya Daga, CommonWealth Beacon The following story appeared originally on CommonWealth Beacon on July...
FY27 Budget Presented to Town Council: Water and Sewer Rate Increases Are Coming
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, May 4, 2026 This was a...
Search Begins for Temporary Space for DPW
Report on the Meeting of the Amheerst Town Council, April 6, 2026 This was a...
Letter: ARPS Friends of the Performing Arts Warn of Impending Cuts to Specials
by Oliver Waldman In advance of the March 17 Amherst School Committee Annual Budget Hearing...
Opinion: In Defense of Priorities – What Amherst Actually Demands of Its Schools
Social Injustice Goes Global Recently, in the Amherst Indy, Michael Greenebaum, a longtime principal of...
Leverett Residents Rally for Rural School Aid During Statewide Action Week
Dozens of Leverett residents gathered Thursday, March 12, outside Leverett Elementary School (LES) to call...
Shutesbury Plans Demonstration to Support Funding of Rural Schools
Source: Susie Mosher On Tuesday March 10, at 2:00 p.m., teachers, students, staff, and community members...
State Reps Seek to Equalize Aid to Western Mass, Prioritizing Education, Health, and Climate
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, February 2, 2026, Part 1 Read...
Chapter 70: Some of What You Need to Know to Understand the School Budget Process
Chapter 70, the primary Massachusetts state aid program for public elementary and secondary schools, is...
Introducing Amethyst Brook Elementary School and Chestnut Street Academy
School Committee Approves Names for Two New District Schools The Amherst School Committee formally approved...
Bockelman Reports The State of the Town Is Strong. Councilors Halt Discussions of Housing Plan and Town Manager Evaluation
Report on the Meeting of the Town Council, December 1, 2025 This was a hybrid...