Public Policy Updates: May 2021 Board of Ed meeting

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Published on Tuesday, 25 May 2021 20:18

The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education met on May 25, 2021 at 9 am. The agenda for this meeting can be found online here. Video coverage of the meeting can be found here. 

Traditionally, the May meeting of the Board is hosted by the district of the ongoing student representative; this was not done at this meeting due to the pandemic. Board Chair Katherine Craven said she hoped that the Board might still be able to meet in Billerica, hometown of student member Jared Coughlin, before the Board's summer recess.

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Public Policy Updates: April 2021 Board of Ed

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Published on Tuesday, 20 April 2021 22:13

The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education had its regular April meeting on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 1 pm. The agenda is here; the livestream is here. The livestream is here. 

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Coronavirus News: Wednesday, March 17, 2021

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Published on Wednesday, 17 March 2021 07:54

17 students on what they learned about school and life during the pandemic (The Washington Post)

School enrollments create budgeting wildcard (State House News Service via WWLP 22)

Riley says fed won't let Massachusetts skip MCAS (Commonwealth Magazine)

Opinion: it's not (only) about the science (Commonwealth Magazine)

How to make up for pandemic loss? Families say summer school will be key (Boston Globe)

Schools weigh whether to seat students closer together (AP)

School resource officers not in Worcester schools as students return (Spectrum News)

School resource officers no longer in Worcester schools as students return (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)

PTO thanked for vaccine assistance; Hingham School Committee approves $61.4M budget for FY22, an 8.16% increase (The Anchor)

Dighton-Rehoboth working to bring back students (The Sun Chronicle)

Public Policy Updates: Joint Committee on Ways and Means FY22

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Published on Tuesday, 16 March 2021 23:14

The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held their FY22 hearing on education and local aid on Tuesday, March 16 starting at 1 pm. Jointly chairing the Committee were Senator Jason Lewis and Representative Paul Donato. While today's testimony was by invitation only, written public testimony is welcome at SenateCommittee.Ways&Means@masenate.gov.

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