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On 3/11/25 the Regional School committee rejected the initial budget with $1,391,998 in deficits, asking Dr. Xi to instead bring them a budget with a $997,000 deficit. This budget would restore the […]

“We can’t just stand here and ring our hands because we have a state funding crisis. We need to do what we can do.” – Town Councilor Ana Devlin Gauthier,

We are just regular parents, juggling kids and jobs, trying to work together to get our kids what they deserve.  What has SOS Amherst been up to? – The answer

Upcoming Opportunities to advocate for school funding to the TOWN: Monday March 10th, 6:30 – Town Council Meeting – In-person, or via Zoom. Agenda and Zoom link can be found here.  Friday March

There are several bills proposed to the Massachusetts legislature that have the potential to bring hundreds of thousands of dollars into our schools budget this year. This funding won’t alleviate our

Will it take an injury to get the middle school roof fixed? These photos were taken by a 13 year old kid at Amherst Regional Middle School on Tuesday, February

Do Something! Here is how to take Action What’s next?  We need the School Committees to reject at least some of these reductions and vote budgets higher than the amount

The budgets are out: The Elementary Schools budget contains $1,561,314 worth of reductions and impacts the following positions: (Budget Book Part 1, Budget Book Part 2) Three Special Education Teacher positions (one at each

Lots to catch up on and pay attention to this month Budget deficits remain in the $1-1.5 million range (down from $2 because health insurance has been negotiated down from the