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State legislators tell Pembroke School Committee they are pursuing Chapter 70, special-education and vocational education fixes
Summary
Three Beacon Hill legislators met with the committee to discuss potential Chapter 70 changes, Student Opportunity Act funding, special-education reimbursement proposals and vocational-education access as the committee weighs local budget and possible debt-exclusion votes.
Three state legislators told the Pembroke School Committee that they are reviewing school-finance changes this legislative session and urged the district to provide concrete cost and programary figures to guide advocacy.
Rep. Kathy LaNatra (representing precinct 3), Rep. Sweezy and Sen. Dylan Fernandez met with the committee on March 4 and described the governor’s recently released budget and a legislative interest in examining Chapter 70 school-aid formula changes and other education funding lines.
"We’re looking into reforming Chapter 70 this year," Rep. LaNatra said, adding the goal of fully funding the Student Opportunity Act and seeking additional money from the Fair Share amendment that could help school districts with deficits.
Why it matters: Pembroke Committee members said the town faces maintenance-of-effort and…
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