Chapter 70

The FY2021 budget also recommends higher charter school reimbursements - welcome news for many public school districts.

Sen. Mark Montigny has secured a multi-million dollar increase in state operating funds for New Bedford.

Earlier this week, New Bedford Schools Superintendent Dr. Pia Durkin outlined her initial budget proposal, asking for nearly $147 million, including over $7 million more in enhancements. In his weekly appearance on WBSM, Mayor Jon Mitchell said it's too soon to tell if the City will be able to fund the requested budget.

BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker plans to recommend $15 million in additional state funding for school districts that are educating students displaced by hurricanes in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Republican told the Massachusetts Municipal Association on Friday that he planned to make the request in his annual state budget proposal next week. ...

Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Pia Durkin is doing what all good Superintendents are supposed to do, asking for a lot in order to get some of what the system badly needs to best serve our student population in the next fiscal year. Dr...

New Bedford school officials revealed a preliminary $145,420,517 budget for FY18 on Monday night. That number includes $10-million in enhancement requests, which are considered important to moving the district toward their performance goals...

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell has taken issue with Governor Charlie Baker's latest recommendation for state aid to local schools. The Governor recommended increasing Chapter 70 funding by just 2.6 percent, the lowest growth since education reform passed in 1993...

(Associated Press) - Massachusetts lawmakers have given final approval to a compromise $38.1 billion budget and sent it along to Gov. Charlie Baker for his signature. The spending plan includes measures aimed at strengthening management of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and requiring lawmakers to sign off before public money could be spent on a potential 2024 Olympics in Boston...

Mayor Jon Mitchell says the School Committee hopes to increase next year's school budget in New Bedford. Speaking on his weekly radio program on WBSM,  the Mayor said the School Department needs to find additional dollars to meet some critical needs at the High School...