school funding

Hoping to restore jobs lost last year on top of fully-funding the district, school committee members in Northampton, Massachusetts, have approved a so-called “strong budget” – one the mayor says even increasing city revenues couldn’t cover.

Vermont Governor Phil Scott delivered his budget address to a joint session of the Legislature this afternoon, focusing on affordability, demographics and education costs.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey will give her latest State of the Commonwealth address tonight. The Democrat is likely to touch on last year’s accomplishments while previewing priorities for 2025. The ballooning costs of the state’s emergency shelter system, an $8 billion transportation spending plan and housing are expected to figure prominently. WAMC spoke with western Mass. lawmakers about what they’re hoping gets spotlighted.

This story begins in the Helderberg mountains in Albany County, where four hill towns sit overlooking the valley cut by the Hudson River. These communities make up about 40 percent of Albany county’s geography, but they make up less than 4 percent of its population.

Coming off a landslide reelection victory two months earlier, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker launched his second term Thursday with a mostly forward…

School funding advocates worry that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is setting up for another political battle with the legislature over school aid next…

It’s summer vacation for schoolchildren, but leaders of New York’s rural schools are worrying about the new school year, and say they are squeezed by a…

Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner of New York’s 113th District unveiled her first piece of legislation Wednesday evening to restore state aid to all school…

Today’s panelists are WAMC's Ray Graf, WAMC's David Guistina, and WAMC's Patrick Donges. Roundtable host Joe Donahue moderates.For the part of this hour…