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Westwood committee hears update on federal education actions; district says FY26 funding stable
Summary
Superintendent briefed the committee on federal education developments, noting Westwood receives federal funds through DESE (about $1 million overall, largely IDEA), identifying potential downstream risks for FY27 and citing a Massachusetts Attorney General memo supporting state nondiscrimination laws.
The superintendent briefed the School Committee on March 20 about recent federal developments affecting education policy and funding and how they apply to Westwood Public Schools.
He said Westwood does not receive federal education dollars directly from the U.S. Department of Education; federal funds flow from the U.S. Department of Education to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), which then distributes funds to districts.
"We received roughly about a million dollars collectively, as a from DESE, from the feds. The vast, vast, vast majority of that is in the special education…
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