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Guest columnist Joshua Silver: A broken structure, not a broken budget — Why Northampton’s School Committee needs reform

Every spring, Northampton goes through the same exhausting ritual. The School Committee proposes the largest school budget it can justify. The mayor, responsible for the entire city, adjusts it to keep fire, public works, libraries, and other departments funded. The School Committee and teachers union then accuse her — and those who agree with her […]

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