…was blown away by how well these guys did,” added Sara Dugas, another FFA advisor at Franklin Tech. Senior and Chapter President Aidan Bailey, who has participated in FFA events…
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Urban legislators don’t get the struggle to fund large, rural bus routes
…bus contractors began consolidating, curtailing the advantages of competitive bidding. When shortchanged, regional districts have to divert money to cover busing, money that could have been used in the classroom….
Rural School Aid in State Budget
BOSTON — Massachusetts’ new budget includes $1.5 million for a new “rural school aid” account championed by Sen. Adam Hinds, D-Pittsfield. Nearly one month into the state’s new fiscal year,…
Orange committee to discuss name and budget for new school on Thursday
…ourselves”. “. “The school building program is evolving as it goes,” he said. The proposed school is in a “schematic design phase,” but the plan is to have a new…
Baker to file stand-alone education bill
…budget that that stuff will get resolved and we can move forward on that,” Baker said. Lawmakers face a July 1 deadline to complete work on the annual budget. A…
Franklin Tech to open nursing simulation lab next school year
…school still expects to have the lab available at some point during the next school year. The high-tech nursing lab will expand on Franklin Tech’s existing health technology program, and…
Massachusetts House restores $17.5 million for kindergarten expansion grants to state budget
BOSTON, MA — The Massachusetts House on Wednesday voted to restore $17.5 million in funding for kindergarten expansion grants, overriding Gov. Charlie Baker’s veto. The restoration of the kindergarten expansion…
Becoming money smart: At Fort River Elementary in Amherst, 5th-graders learn about finances by working and paying rent through mock program
…Severance asks the class. It’s not a real check — they’re elementary school students after all — but it looks like one. Displaying a blank check on the smart board,…
At state budget hearing at GCC, school officials share unique challenges faced by rural districts
GREENFIELD — At the Joint Committee on Ways and Means’ fiscal year 2025 state budget hearing on Friday, the focus was on statewide education and local aid. At the regional…
Franklin County Tech hosts ‘Tradeswomen of Tomorrow’ panel for freshmen girls
…electrical work called “Tradeswomen of Tomorrow,” connecting them with the school’s freshmen girls. These fields have historically been dominated by men, although they have become more accessible to women in…