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Find out what candidates say about our public schools in the League of Women Voters 2025 Voting Guide here. League of Women Voters’ forum for districts 1,2,3,4 on 10/15/25: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKWs3PEVzvg   […]

On Monday June 16, 2025 the Amherst Town Council approved the FY26 Budget. It includes the 4.81% increase in funding for the Regional Schools and a 5% increase for the

Lots of info – Show up June 16 for budget vote; YOU can run for open seats this fall on Town Council & the School Committee Quick recap: The budget for

    While the final budgets for the schools don’t provide everything the school superintendent requested for next year, there are fewer student facing cuts than there could have been. There

On May 5, 2025, Amherst Town Manager Paul Bockelman gave his presentation of the FY26 Budget. Recording here. Presentation here. FY26 Budget here. FY Capital Improvement Plan here.  Today, Dr. Xi and the

The Town Manager’s budget book is out and includes a 4.81% increase for the Region and a 5% increase for the Elementary Schools, as recommended by the Town Council. The

 Town Council Meeting – Monday 4/28 There was a lengthy discussion of two separate proposals to form committees/working groups related to the long-term fiscal stability of the school districts. One was

What’s next and Thank you! Thank you so much to everyone who came out on 4/13/25 to the SOS/LWV Community Conversation on School Funding – we had some great energy and

Reminder that tomorrow (Sunday April 13th), we will be holding our Community Conversation on School Funding in conjunction with the Amherst League of Women Voters. 2-4pm at Crocker Farm. Please enter via Shays Street

Update on School budgets At the 4/10/25 Town Council meeting, after a lot of convoluted and confusing discussion, the Council took three votes relevant to the schools’ budgets. Video here. Details below