…schools and the grant program that provides financial assistance to the state’s most rural schools, several of which are in Franklin County. The Rural School Aid grant program helps school…
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At state budget hearing at GCC, school officials share unique challenges faced by rural districts
…rural school districts around the state, an effort that picked up a lot of steam in the wake of July 2022’s Special Commission on Rural School Districts report. People like…
Education Dept. Reverses Plan to Cut Rural School Funding
WASHINGTON — Facing a bipartisan backlash led by Republican lawmakers, the Trump administration is backing off a bookkeeping change that would have drastically cut federal funds for rural schools –…
New supt. of Mohawk Trail, Hawlemont districts hopes to be strong advocate for rural education
…financial challenges rural schools face. She said her experience at Granby Public Schools — another rural district where leveraging resources and developing strong community relationships was essential to her role…
Rural schools seek grant for shared services
…full-time superintendent, business manager or bookkeeper? The Massachusetts Rural Schools Coalition would like to form an online platform that lets school districts share services, creating an economy of scale and…
Editorial: Sparsity aid concept would greatly benefit rural schools
A provision to study how rural schools might get more state aid has been included in the Senate budget that was adopted last month. That’s good news for Franklin County’s…
State’s new rural policy commission meets in Greenfield
GREENFIELD, MA — A newly formed state Rural Policy Commission set to work Friday at an organizational meeting that sets to make its top priority the 167 rural communities of…
Education secretary hears about rural school challenges
NORTHFIELD — In the Pioneer Valley Regional School library and on the trails behind the building, Massachusetts Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler got a lesson in rural education. Tutwiler, along…
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With prospect of more charter schools, rural educators see greater risk
GREENFIELD — Amid a statewide debate over proposals to allow more public charter schools to open, local educators are concerned about the effects that could have on rural districts, although…