Category: Policy
Policy analysis and explainers
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Districts Have Demanded $44,641 to Answer One Records Request
32 districts have priced the same settlement-records request at $44,641.20 total, for 1,057 hours. Thirteen others answered for nothing.
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The Supervisor Held Our Wording Unclear: What SPR26/3972 Decides
On Oct. 7 the Supervisor closed our Amesbury appeal against us: our standardized request wording does not reasonably describe the records sought.
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Three Districts, One Ruling: The Supervisor Caps Attorney Review Fees at $75 an Hour
East Bridgewater, Natick and Quincy each asked the Supervisor of Records for 30 extra business days and an hourly rate three times the statutory cap. Within 24 hours…
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Massachusetts’ Bell-to-Bell Cellphone Bill Stalls in Conference as Districts Open the 2026–2027 School Year Under Local Policies Alone
An analytical overview of S.2581 and H.5349 — the competing bell-to-bell school device bills that engrossed both chambers but never became law, the September 1, 2026 district-policy deadline…
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Massachusetts FY2027 Budget Completes the Student Opportunity Act: Record Chapter 70 Aid and the Fine Print for Special Education
An analytical overview of the $63.42 billion general appropriations act signed July 9, 2026 — $7,658,399,506 in Chapter 70 aid, a record $806.6 million special education circuit breaker,…
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Massachusetts DESE Issues Updated Seclusion and Time-Out Regulations Effective August 17, 2026
An analytical overview of the amendments to 603 CMR 46.00 and 603 CMR 18.00 adopted on June 24, 2025, the statewide reporting architecture created by Special Education Policy…