BOSTON (AP) - In a story March 16 about education funding legislation in Massachusetts, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a hearing was scheduled for Tuesday. The correct day is Friday.
A corrected version of the story is below:
Panel to hear bills seeking revamp of education formula
A Beacon Hill committee is reviewing proposals to overhaul the state’s education funding formula
BOSTON (AP) - A Beacon Hill committee is reviewing proposals to overhaul the state’s education funding formula.
Democratic legislative leaders and Republican Gov. Charlie Baker all agree it’s a critical issue but they don’t all agree on how to go about revamping the more than 25-year-old formula that critics say shortchanges many low-income students in Massachusetts.
The Legislature’s Education Committee has scheduled a hearing Friday on education funding bills, including a measure filed by Baker that envisions $1.1 billion in additional state aid to public school districts over the next seven years.
Supporters of a separate bill filed by Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, of Boston, and Rep. Aaron Vega, of Holyoke, argue the governor’s plan falls short of funding needs for the poorest school districts and would take too long to phase in.
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