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Will, Seeing the budget situation is fluid I had a few questions related to Belmont and State funds. The Belmont Schools have budgeted approximately $1.1m for increases in the SPED budget. About $530,000 of that is lost stimulus funding and the balance is a projected 11% increase in y/y SPED costs based on historical data …
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We had a good meeting on education technology directions last night in Belmont. For me, the strongest take away was that we need to think mainly about liberating creative energy.
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is not only failing to lead, but affirmatively inhibiting progress in online learning.
Massachusetts is moving forward to allow the creation of virtual schools. The progress is good news, although we may still be moving too cautiously.
Hi Representative Brownsberger, With all of the news coverage on bullying, and calls for new legislation, I’d like to put my 2 cents out there. I see a lot of angry people calling for the heads of school officials and teachers who supposedly allowed the bullying to go on under their noses. In several instances …
Hi Will, I haven’t read the entire anti-bullying bill yet but am looking for consequences that will be put into effect for the bullies and their parents. If parents and bullies do not experience serious consequences, bullying will continue no matter how much punishment is dealt to teachers. Mary Cummings
