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• Groton’s Legislative Delegation Praises Budget for Its Investments in Local and Other Statewide Initiatives by Robert Stewart    Earlier this month, Groton’s State Senator, John Cronin of Fitchburg, announced that the Legislature reached an agreement on the state’s fiscal 2024 budget that was...
by Marlena Gilbert    The Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee (GDRSC) and administration prepare an annual improvement plan for the District each year. The District's vision, mission, beliefs, and core values drive the work outlined in the more extended five-year District Strategic Plan,...
by Connie Sartini    In his update to the Select Board Monday evening regarding the status of the PFAS issues at the Groton Dunstable Regional High School and surrounding private properties, Town Manager Mark Haddad advised the Board that he “has continued to investigate the best solution to bring...
• Fairness and Equity Are Behind Bill to Keep Admission Open to Students in Lower Economic Status by Robert Stewart      It wasn’t too many years ago that student enrollment at the region’s vocational, technical high schools was viewed by many upwardly mobile middle-class families as somewhat less...
by Connie Sartini    Officials from Groton, Dunstable and Pepperell met in late May to continue the discussion on providing clean, potable drinking water at the Groton Dunstable Regional High School (and surrounding properties in Dunstable) to replace the private well on site that is contaminated...
by Connie Sartini & Russell  Harris     As readers of this newspaper will recall, preparation of this year’s town budget was a chaotic, haphazard, and fraught process because members of the School Committee could not agree on spending priorities. Week after week, headlines in this newspaper...
by Marlena Gilbert    Public school lunch programs on a national level have been supported over the last couple of years by the Universal Free Lunch Program (UFLP). This is a program that provides free lunch to all students to help offset the financial impact of COVID. The GDRS Administration...
by Marlena Gilbert    As reported earlier in the school year, the Superintendent position is unique compared to all other Groton-Dunstable Regional School District positions.  It is the only position that is publicly evaluated on an annual basis. This evaluation takes place in May.     A portion of...
by Connie Sartini   Town Manager Mark Haddad advised the Select Board, “Officials from Groton, Dunstable and Pepperell met this past week to continue the discussion on providing clean, potable drinking water at the Groton Dunstable Regional High School (and surrounding properties in Dunstable) to...
by Marlena Gilbert     For the last two years this newspaper has published stories about behavioral problems at the schools. According to the teachers’ union [GDEA] these problems stemmed from new policies implemented in the name of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Social/Emotional Learning. In...

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