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Newburyport Public Schools — 2,104 students enrolled (SY2025).

MCAS Grade 10 meeting/exceeding expectations SY2025: ELA: 70%, Math: 56%. Full district report card →

Coverage of every School Committee meeting — budgets, curriculum, staffing, and policy decisions — with primary-source documents.

Braintree School Committee Backs $86.2 Million FY27 Budget With $1 Million Still Unresolved

Braintree School Committee received a $86.2 million FY27 budget recommendation and heard stark facilities cost data as members offered first formal feedback on a four-scenario school consolidation master plan.

Newburyport School Committee Appoints Whittier Reps, Debates $47.8 Million FY27 Budget

Newburyport School Committee advances a $47.8 million FY27 draft budget requiring a 5.2 percent city appropriation increase.

Whittier Tech Commits $2.5 Million for New School Building Feasibility Study

Whittier Tech School Committee unanimously approves $2.5 million to fund a new MSBA feasibility study.

Whittier Tech Families Blast Blind Lottery, Committee Vows to Seek State Fix

Whittier Tech School Committee members openly opposed the district's new blind lottery admissions system after emotional public testimony from affected staff families.

Newburyport Schools Project $3.3 Million Special Education Cost Surge in FY27 Budget

Newburyport School Committee receives FY27 budget outlook showing a $3.3 million surge in special education spending.

Whittier Tech Teachers Union Files Petition Over Alleged Unlawful Health Insurance Deductions

Whittier Tech teachers union petitions school committee over alleged unlawful payroll deductions.

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