Council OKs city, education budgets, with some decrying school funding hysteria
The city’s $473 million budget was adopted Monday, along with its largest single component: A $151 million schools budget made controversial when four city councillors voted to keep it in committee for further questioning of district officials.
Councillors duel over frozen schools budget in runup to Monday meeting
The $151 million schools budget – frozen in the Finance Committee May 9 despite the expectation that the full City Council would adopt the city’s full, $507 million proposed budget today – are sure to be a big part of the 5:30 p.m. meeting of the City Council.
‘Disappointment and frustration’ over City Council’s hold on schools budget
The co-chairs of the Cambridge Parent Advisory Council on Special Education hope that City Council will work more collaboratively with School Committee and not have impetuous political gestures jeopardize the welfare of our children’s education.
Councillor explains vote to hold School Department Budget ‘for additional clarity’
Just as a teacher uses lesson planning to ensure subject objectives are covered, I feel the expenses within this budget should link to objective measures that produce a stellar and successful school district.
School Committee members object to four councillors’ vote to hold district budget
The co-chairmen of the Budget Subcommittee of the School Committee write to express “complete disappointment” in the vote by four city councillors after more than eight months of school department budget process.
Loss of students is among concerns as councillors put hold on education budget (update)
The $151 million school district budget ran into trouble Thursday, with five city councillors voting to keep it in committee instead of sending it to the full council for a vote.
School Committee’s McGovern aims for council seat in November
Eight-year School Committee member Marc McGovern held his officials candidacy for City Council at a Tuesday night party at Tavern on the Square in Central Square.
Promised world language program remains drag on race to school budget
Cries of unfairness and broken promises over world language and special education programs hit the School Committee and district administrators Tuesday as they wrestled with setting the budget for the next fiscal year.
School leader facing tough budget pleads for chance to focus on current programs
Pointing to massive changes under way at Cambridge public schools and the fact the city has the shortest school day in the state, Superintendent Jeffrey Young asked Tuesday for the School Committee to give him no new demands for the budget being created for fiscal year 2014 – a budget that still needs $1.4 million in trims.
Accusation: Councillors plot to govern, engage in politics over school budget
Did we miss a city press release about a contest for dumbest conspiracy theory?
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