WaylandeNews Chapter 70 (School Aid) and Local Aid Page
 

Resources

Links to Chapter 70 Calculations for FY07

Information on Chapter 70 from the Massachusetts Department of Education

Chapter 70 in the General Laws of Massachusetts

State senate proposed aid for upcoming year

Per pupil school expenditures for 2005

Per pupil aid for FY06

Acton-Boxborough appeal regarding Chapter 70 funding and description of school funding situation (many parallels to Wayland's)

Suburban Coalition Position paper

Articles

Wayland Town Crier 7/13/06:  Wayland's Chapter 70 funding to increase $273,000 over last year.

Boston Globe 7/9/06:  Local officials welcome news of increased state aid.  Wayland's Chapter 70 figure for FY07 looks to be about $270,000 over FY06.

Boston Globe 5/14/06:  New School aid formula improves picture for suburban schools.  Proposed aid amounts for individual districts available here.  Wayland's Chapter 70 aid would increase from by about $400,000.

Boston Globe 2/2/06:  Romney's plan increases school aid, but not much. Romney's budget would send $100,000 more to Wayland schools than prior year.

Boston Globe 2/2/06:  Districts joining together to fight for more school aid.  Towns ask for minimum of $2000/student in state aid.  Officials from Andover, Bedford, Belmont, Boxborough, Concord, Harvard, Littleton, Minuteman Regional, North Reading, and Winchester, Acton, Lincoln, Maynard, Natick, Needham, Sudbury, and Wayland are looking to increase aid and prevent deterioration of school systems.