School Committee Adopts 6% Increase for Elementary Budget
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst School Committee, March 26, 2025 This hybrid meeting...
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Town Council Rejects School Committee’s Regional Assessment Recommendation
Report on Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, March 24, 2025, Part 1 This meeting...
Public Comment: Here Are Some Things the State Can Do to Help Support Our Students
The following public comment was offered at the public hearing of the state’s Joint Committee...
Photos of the Week: Support Our Schools Rally for a Better Budget
by Cathleen Mitchell, Thupten Dorney, Casey Maloney, Nina Mankin, and Katie Veatch Support Our Schools...
Finance Committee Shows Little Support for More Money for Schools
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Finance Committee, March 18, 2025 This meeting was...
Regional School Committee Adopts Budget with 5.13% Increase
The Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee (RSC) voted at their meeting on March 14, to approve...
The State of Amherst’s Roads is Fair. Town Faces $42 Million Repair Backlog
Report on the Meeting of the Town Services and Outreach Committee, March 20, 2025 This...
Massachusetts Sees Tariffs Pinching Public Projects
Tariff Turmoil and Economic UneaseThe on-again-off-again nature of new U.S. tariffs on foreign construction materials...
Regional Schools to Vote on Budget March 14
Report on the Meeting of the Regional School Committee, March 11, 2025 This meeting was...
Amherst School Budget Process and Timeline
Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog Editor’s note: . Jennifer Shiao is a member of the Amherst...
Rally for School Funding Draws Large Crowd
More than one hundred people rallied in downtown Amherst on March 2 to protest impending...
Opinion: Town Budget Should Prioritize Our Children
Elementary school should not feel like a job, but this is what it looks like...