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 from all schools in the district came together in Westford town center to raise awareness of school...

Superintendent of Schools Everett Olsen proposed budget cuts to the School Committee in January in order to meet a $1.2 million deficit between his requested 3.3% increase and Town Manager Jodi Ross' allocated 1.6% (not counting the money for teacher salary overrides). Due to decreasing enrollment at...

Due to budget cuts in the school system, the activity fee for students who want to do clubs will be raised from 60 dollars to 100 dollars next year. We asked seven people if they think this increase will affect students and activity attendance. Here are their answers:

Faced with a 1.6% budget increase for fiscal year 2020 as opposed to the 3.3% required to carry forward existing education services, Westford Public Schools has proposed $1.2 million of budget cuts in order to make ends meet. Superintendent Everett Olsen, who initially requested a 4.6% increase to cover...

Recently the Westford School Committee has been discussing the budget for the next fiscal year. The town has proposed a budget for the schools that is 1.2 million dollars less than what the school committee has requested. The school committee had requested 2.7 million dollars in new funding over last...

Westford Academy administration heavily cut funding to the school's Alternative Education program in order to balance the 2018-2019 budget. Alternative Education, also known as alt-ed, has been a helpful program to students who are likely to drop out of school, or who are facing extreme personal hardships...