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School Committee OKs Summer School, Shifts Funds
Beverly School Committee approved summer school and shifted budget funds to cover a winter utility overrun.
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School Committee votes 5-0 for retirement ceremony
Peabody School Committee heard emotional testimony on bullying and advanced its high school rebuilding project. Sally Rosario, the sister of Jason Bernard, told the board patience "should not be mistaken for silence or acceptance of inaction" and called for accountability from staff and leadership.
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Nahant School Committee adopts mandatory student restraint and seclusion policy
Nahant School Committee adopts expanded student-restraint policy ahead of August state deadline.
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Essex School Panel Votes Unanimously to Hire Construction Manager at Risk
ESSEX -- May 26, 2026, Essex school building committee unanimously adopts construction management at risk for new elementary school. The Essex Elementary School Building Committee voted 9-0 Tuesday night to use the construction management
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School Committee Shifts $100,000 to Arts Director
Peabody's School Committee voted to shift $100,000 from health insurance to fund a districtwide performing arts director after a nearly four-hour outcry from students and alumni.
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North Andover School Committee Takes First Steps Toward New High School Science Curriculum
NORTH ANDOVER -- May 21, 2026, North Andover School Committee advances new high school science curriculum and five-year strategic plan on first reads. The committee heard a detailed proposal from Director of Teaching and
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School Committee Approves $6.7M Budget Hike, 5-4
Beverly's School Committee voted 5-4 to send City Council a $6,705,231 school budget increase, well above the $4.5 million Mayor Cahill had proposed.
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Essex Schools Add $300,000 to Building Study
Manchester Essex School Committee adds $300,000 to Essex Elementary feasibility study, covered by MSBA reimbursements rather than new local assessments, bringing the appropriation to $1.8 million.
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North Reading School Committee Approves Calendar, Eyes Modular Classrooms Over State Building Project
NEWBURYPORT -- May 18, 2026, North Reading School Committee backs modular classrooms at Hood School and accepts $4,080 in donations. The committee voted unanimously at its May 18 meeting to approve its 2026-27
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Lynn shifts $99,374 to save bus-data job
The Lynn School Committee voted 7-0 to transfer $99,374 between accounts to reinstate a Transportation Database Manager position without raising the overall budget.
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