With 85 dense sheets of information sprawled across the library tables, students review content until their case becomes second nature. They confer and consume minute details for weeks on end, just for...
Last school year Westford faced an 6-8 million dollar budget deficit. With this came many changes that the WA community has since had to adapt to. One obstacle that stuck out among others was the widespread...
Noah Brown, Social Media & Graphic Design Editor Jan 16, 2024
Lately, one of the biggest topics of discussion for the school committee has been the proposed budget cuts happening in the Westford Public School system (WPS), with significant reductions in the Visual...
The Westford School Committee discussed various aspects of the FY23 budget, as well as approved tuition-free full-day kindergarten and proposed additional cuts at their meeting on Monday, Feb. 14.
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Because the school’s increase in funds was only about 1% this year as compared to the 3% average of previous years, going from a three tier system of 36 buses to a four tier system of 30 buses will save...
On Monday, January 13, the Westford School Committee met to discuss proposed budget cuts in the Latin and English departments, as well as other service reductions. The meeting lasted nearly four hours...
On Monday, December 16, the Westford School Committee met at the Katie Enos Auditorium in Blanchard Middle School to discuss several budget cuts district-wide, as well as findings from the advisory committee...
With the new budget cuts potentially coming to Westford, the school has decided to raise the price of student parking passes at WA. For many years the price for seniors parking at WA has been $50, but...
Among the recent budget cuts in our school department, English Teacher and Cross Country/Track Coach Michael Estabrook may be let go. In an attempt to save his job, freshman Emma McCuin started a change.org...
Due to constraints from the town budget, Westford Academy has cut funding for its substitute program from $45,000 annually, to just $30,000. To compensate for this loss, WA has instituted a new system...
At the start of the 2019-2020 school year Westford Academy eliminated most substitute teachers. Whenever a teacher is absent now, students report to the cafe for a DLT, unless there is a sub or teacher...
With recent talk about school budget cuts in town, Westford Public School's teachers decided they should do what they can to spread awareness to the rest of the town. On Tuesday, November 26, teachers...
