Help rural schools get what they need
At this time our top priorities are:
to get Rural Aid fully funded at $60 million annually
to reopen the Chapter 70 foundation formula
to pass S.2870, An Act to Provide a Sustainable Future for Rural Schools, colloquially known as the rural schools bill, with its major provisions intact.
Below are critical action items and supporting tools. Please take one or more of the following actions today.
Advocate for rural needs in the FY27 budget reconciliation
The House and Senate each passed an FY27 budget, but there are significant discrepancies between them. Currently the conference committee is reviewing those differences and making determinations for a final, unified version. Please send an email to the six members of the conference committee urging them to retain:
The Foundation Budget Review Commission to start long-term work on updating Chapter 70 foundation formulas
The higher funding levels of Rural Aid, Regional Transportation, and Circuit Breaker reimbursements
The Massachusetts School Building Authority Commission to study and strengthen the long-term sustainability of the MSBA
The $160 per pupil minimum aid included in both House and Senate budgets.
Click the button below for an email template and recipient email addresses.
