News / Opinions Click on the titles below to open the links. Students from WMass tell lawmakers education not measuring up (4/9/25) Amherst Regional school board reaffirms job-saving budget (4/2/25) Amherst School Committee OK’s budget with no classroom layoffs, but spending plan is $500K more than town recommends (3/28/25) School Committee Adopts 6% Increase for Elementary Budget (3/27/25) Here are some things the state could do to help support our students (3/27/25) Amherst council decision forces regional school district back to drawing board on next year’s budget (3/25/25) Amherst-Pelham Students March for Fair School Funding (3/24/25) Legislators: State’s school funding formula has ‘left us out,’ call for changes at hearing held at UMass (3/24/25) Uphill climb: Amherst-Pelham Regional School budget proposal would reduce staffing cuts, but boost assessments (3/22/25) Regional School Committee Adopts Budget with 5.13% Increase (3/21/25) Amherst councilor to seek revisions to budget guidelines so schools can get more money (3/20/25) School Funding: What Choice Do We Have? (3/20/25) Letter: Why Does Amherst Balance Its Budgets on the Backs of Our Kids?(3/18/25) Conditions at Middle School Deteriorate as Leaking Roof Poses Hazards to Health and Safety (3/18/25) Officials will assess mold problem at Amherst Regional Middle School (3/18/25) Proposed Town Budget Estimates $3 Million in Cuts for Public Schools (3/12/25) Amherst regional school board seeking to limit staff cuts by boosting spending (3/13/25) Amherst School Committee Member Jennifer Shiao's Blog Town Members Protest Proposed Amherst Public School Budget Cuts (3/5/25) Residents rally against school budget cuts in Amherst (3/2/25) Letter: ARMS core teachers decry proposed staffing cuts (2/27/25) Amherst Regional: 18 potential staff cuts alarm parents, teachers (2/27/25) Letter: Retired? Kids Grown? Did Your Children Benefit from Amherst-Pelham Regional Public Schools? We Need Your Help! (2/23/25) Amherst putting $500k towards roads, Sidewalks (2/17/25) Amherst School Budget best-case scenario - 17 positions gone (2/10/25) Amherst Regional school board contesting town’s spending cap (2/7/25) Correcting Councilor Ryan on the Regional School Budget (2/7/25) Regional School Committee Makes Case for More Funds from Amherst (1/31/25) Amherst Regional School Board Contesting Town's Spending Cap (1/31/25) 8 teachers, 4 para posts likely lost in next Amherst elementary school budget (1/26/25) Sports on chopping block? Amherst athletic fund deficit raises tough choices (1/17/25) Public Urges Town Council to Support Public Schools (12/20/24) Middle school roof fix could change plans (12/20/24) Amherst-Pelham Regional towns struggle to split school budget tab (12/17/24) Town Council Hears Public Comment on the Budget, Rejects Additional Funding for Roads and Sidewalks, Establishes School Zones (11/19/24) Regional School Committee Endorses Reform of Charter School Funding, Prepares Recommendations for FY26 Budget (11/15/24) $5.7M Amherst surplus rankles strapped school officials (11/7/24) Amherst Council to tackle free cash spending (11/12/24) Town Council and Budget Coordinating Group Hears Budget Indicators (11/5/24) Amherst-Pelham officials propose merging grades 7 and 8 into high school (10/22/24) Charter School Funding, Part 2: The Solution (10/25/24) Charter School Funding, Part 1: The Problem (10/15/24) Amherst meeting discusses proposal to merge middle, high schools to avoid staffing cuts (10/8/24) How Should Annual Budgets Be Determined? (10/4/24) Amherst-Pelham regional super warns of budget shortfall (9/26/24) Amherst regional budget fears prompt early four-towns meeting (8/29/24) Our schools don’t have a spending problem, they have a funding problem. (8/27/24) Town and Schools Must Collaborate to Preserve Quality Education in Amherst (8/2/24) Guest columnist Terence Masterson: An appeal for PILOT parity (8/15/24) Amherst Town Council clears regional schools budget hike one-time funds and warning (7/5/24) What the Heck is Happening with the School Budget? (6/11/24) Amherst/ARPS School Funding Advocacy Google Group Letter to Editor (6/1/24) - -precursor to SOS Amherst. PILOT Payments Offer Pathway for Ameliorating School Budget Crisis (3/15/24) Around Amherst: High school sleuths point out $2M mistake in town budget (5/17/24)