Schools
The Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee opened its October 15 meeting with a tribute to State Senator Edward Kennedy, who passed away October 1 at age 74.
Kennedy served four terms representing the First Middlesex District in the Massachusetts Senate, a district that included Dunstable...
Shorty: Everyone was hoping the school audit would reveal easy savings. Instead, it dropped a quiet bombshell: Groton-Dunstable may already be as lean as it gets. Find out what that means for the year ahead.
Groton-Dunstable residents who hoped an operational audit would reveal easy fixes to...
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Shorty: An independent audit found Groton-Dunstable schools are efficiently run but face a built-in $1–2 million annual deficit. Rising wages and flat revenues create a structural gap, worsened by chronically low state aid—among the lowest in...
This is the third in a five-part series on why the state has failed to solve the funding crisis facing regional school districts — and how delay has become policy.
When a house is on fire, you don’t send a committee to study flammability. You grab a hose. You break down the door. You act.
But...
Shorty: Did you know consultants say closing Dunstable’s only elementary school could save $750,000 a year? Sounds neat on paper, but here’s the catch: the move would shuffle students from kindergarten through eighth grade, push the middle school into new territory, and leave Florence Roche...
If you have a child in public school, chances are you’ve heard the letters I-E-P. They stand for Individualized Education Program, and while the name sounds like government paperwork, the purpose is anything but. An IEP is the roadmap for how a student with a disability will be taught, what extra...
Shorty: Groton-Dunstable’s latest audit didn’t break new ground—it confirmed what parents, teachers, and administrators have been saying for years. Too many struggling students skip early classroom supports and get pushed into costly special education evaluations, most ending up ineligible for...
First in a five-part series of Editorials on why the Legislature has failed to rescue regional school districts like Groton-Dunstable from chronic underfunding — and who’s really to blame.
In towns like Groton and Dunstable, the quiet crisis has a familiar sound: another teacher gone, another...
Parents pay up to $1,500 per child as district balances sports access with budget strain
For families like Rosanna Casavecchia’s, with children in both middle and high school sports, Groton-Dunstable’s athletic fee structure is more than a budgeting headache—it’s a matter of fairness. Because the...
Ribbon-cutting marks culmination of years of planning and partnership. Fay Raynor said, “It’s a symbol of what we can achieve when we come together.” Photo by Steve Lieman
Under bright June skies, hundreds gathered Tuesday to celebrate the opening of Florence Roche Elementary — a $32.3 million project and a powerful symbol of Groton-Dunstable’s commitment to education.
“This building is the result of years of planning and will serve generations,” said...