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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, 2024June 28, 2025 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. Matthew Blumenfeld's avatar
    Matthew Blumenfeld on The Hampshire Opportunity: How Can It Work for Amherst?May 11, 2026

    Thanks for writing this Bryan. I think you are spot on about this as reset opportunity. I believe that it…

  2. Jason Dorney's avatar
    Jason Dorney on The Hampshire Opportunity: How Can It Work for Amherst?May 8, 2026

    Well said Bryan! Whatever happens at Hampshire we must find ways to generate revenue. Personally, I believe that we must…

  3. David Farnham's avatar
    David Farnham on The Hampshire Opportunity: How Can It Work for Amherst?May 7, 2026

    I agree . The Town should zone this in a way that produces revenue to the Town. Hampshire could be…

  4. Allison B. McDonald's avatar
    Allison B. McDonald on Wishful Thinking Isn’t a Budget StrategyApril 24, 2026

    Thank you for raising this point ~ I do indeed remember this. I also remember that the state had increased…

  5. Casey Maloney's avatar
    Casey Maloney on Wishful Thinking Isn’t a Budget StrategyApril 24, 2026

    I would like to remind the writer that when she herself sat on SC, she addressed this specific topic during…

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