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Intern summarizes Chapter 70 funding mechanics and concerns for Acton-Boxborough schools
Summary
Leah Letourneau explained how Chapter 70 and the Student Opportunity Act determine state school aid, highlighted the hold-harmless mechanism, and noted that rising tuition and transportation costs stress local budgets despite recent increases in Chapter 70 aid.
Leah Letourneau, an intern and rising sophomore at Trinity College, briefed the finance committee on Chapter 70 school funding and the Student Opportunity Act’s changes to the formula.
Letourneau explained that Chapter 70 provides state assistance to public schools to help each district reach a locally-determined foundation budget; the statute pairs a district’s required local contribution with Chapter 70 aid to meet that foundation amount. She said…
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