Attend a School Committee meeting today and you'll find Superintendent of Schools John Buckey seated next to committee members facing the audience. Typically, Buckey sits at the far end of the table during committee meetings, situated in a position that designates his leadership status but doesn't necessarily indicate he is a member of the committee. All that to say, what if … [Read more...] about Back in time to May 21, 1993
Marcia Sweeney
Back in time to May 12, 1983
In 2023, the school budget generated little debate on the floor of Town Meeting, and the School Committee repeatedly earned praise from the Finance Committee for the transparency of its budget process throughout the year. But, 40 years ago this week, the two committees sparred after the School Committee charged the FinCom chair with spearheading "an unjust and misleading attack … [Read more...] about Back in time to May 12, 1983