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Tag: School Budget

Amherst Town Hall
June 18, 2026June 18, 2026 The Amherst Current

Town Council Approves $107M Budget; Cuts Proposed Infrastructure Spending to Boost Elementary Schools

April 23, 2026April 22, 2026 The Amherst Current

Wishful Thinking Isn’t a Budget Strategy

April 3, 2026April 2, 2026 The Amherst Current

School Committee Backs $30M Budget–More Than a Half Million Over Town Guidance

March 20, 2026 The Amherst Current

Amherst School Committee Hears Passionate Testimony, Presses for Details on FY27 Budget

ARHS
March 17, 2026March 16, 2026 The Amherst Current

Smaller Enrollment, Greater Needs: Four Towns Weigh Regional School Budget

Amherst Town Hall
July 22, 2025July 22, 2025 The Amherst Current

Town Council Approves Amherst Black Reparations Committee Charge as Successor body to AHRA

June 29, 2025June 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

Four Towns Propose Fiscal Sustainability Process for Regional Schools

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 The Amherst Current

An Alternative to Wrangling over School Spending

Amherst Town Hall
April 8, 2025April 16, 2025 The Amherst Current

Town Council supports increased education funding amid looming budget crisis. 

April 4, 2025December 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

Saving Our Schools (and Everything Else)

Amherst Town Hall
March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 The Amherst Current

Town Council Rejects School Funding Formula and discusses Tax Override in 5 Hour Meeting

March 20, 2025April 4, 2025 The Amherst Current

School Funding: What Choice Do We Have? 

February 27, 2025December 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

Is Amherst capable of constructive, civil dialogue about funding our schools?

August 27, 2024June 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

Our schools don’t have a spending problem, they have a funding problem.

August 7, 2024June 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

Collaborative Approach is Needed to Find Budget Savings and Support Key Priorities

June 26, 2024May 30, 2026 The Amherst Current

Schools’ Financial Situation Untenable

March 15, 2024June 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

School Committee Reduces Cuts, but Budget’s Future Uncertain

February 13, 2024January 4, 2026 The Amherst Current

Q&A: Why Amherst Schools Face Millions in Cuts

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  1. David Farnham's avatar
    David Farnham on UMass’s New PPP Will Generate Millions in Taxes…for Lowell.November 10, 2026

    Evan : Zone the campus perimeter now for taxable student housing ? There is an over saturation of student rentals…

  2. Evan Naismith's avatar
    Evan Naismith on UMass’s New PPP Will Generate Millions in Taxes…for Lowell.November 10, 2026

    Terry, Just to be clear, this article is about taxes, not PILOT. Lowell's City Council arranged for some of the…

  3. terrymasterson10's avatar
    terry masterson on UMass’s New PPP Will Generate Millions in Taxes…for Lowell.November 10, 2026

    It is not accurate for Evan to claim that the PILOT issue is simply because Amherst never asked. And in…

  4. wildlyduck06307a4901's avatar
    Bill Tunnell on UMass’s New PPP Will Generate Millions in Taxes…for Lowell.November 10, 2026

    Evan, you’ve got it right - please keep beating the drum. If Amherst doesn’t start NOW to treat its colleges…

  5. Ledemonym's avatar
    Bob Rivard on UMass’s New PPP Will Generate Millions in Taxes…for Lowell.November 10, 2026

    The dominant paradigm is "you can grow or you can shrink", very few communities remain the same over time.

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