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…
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Dozens of lawmakers asking for education aid increase beyond Baker budget proposal
More than one-third of lawmakers have requested that House and Senate leaders increase by more than $20 million local education aid beyond what had been proposed by Gov. Charlie Baker…
Governor Baker outlines plans for local aid increases
In next week’s annual budget proposal, Gov. Charlie Baker will call for a $91 million increase in education local aid, and a $40 million boost in unrestricted local aid to…
Baker-Polito Administration Signs Criminal Justice Reform Laws, Proposes Additional Reforms
BOSTON – Governor Charlie Baker today signed An Act Implementing the Joint Recommendations of the Massachusetts Criminal Justice Review and An Act Relative to Criminal Justice Reform. After careful review…
Gov. Baker agrees to major spending increase in his final budget
Signing his eighth and final budget as the state’s chief executive, Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday agreed to a major increase in state spending as he approved the vast majority…
Baker to file stand-alone education bill
BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday he’s “optimistic” that the Legislature and his administration can reach a deal to reform public education funding by the summer, despite past attempts…
Edwin Teaching & Learning support has closed
According to the May 1 Commissioner’s Weekly Update, ESE has learned that Thinkgate, the vendor supporting the EDWIN Teaching & Learning system, closed as of Thursday, April 30th. ESE has…
Baker-Polito Administration Honors 51 Schools – recognized for high achievement, strong progress or narrowing gaps
…progress. The schools were recognized as 2016 National Blue Ribbon Schools, state-designated Commendation Schools or National Title I Distinguished Schools. “I’m proud that our Massachusetts K—12 education system is one…
Governor Baker boosts funding for early education
Governor Charlie Baker unexpectedly gave early education funding its largest boost in more than a decade on Wednesday, announcing that he would devote more than $28 million in found money…
Local communities celebrate the Week of the Young Child
…Jack Keats’s Over in the Meadow for a StoryWalk in Eastworks from April 8 through April 22. Palmer and Monson Beginning April 13, downtown businesses in Palmer and Monson will…