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		<title>Patrick promises more money for public schools</title>
		<link>http://franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/patrick-promises-more-money-for-public-schools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Donahue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray revealed on Friday that the Patrick administration hopes to increase funding for local school districts by $145 million in fiscal year 2013. In total, Governor Deval Patrick’s plan calls for $4.1 billion in state aid for public education. According to a report on Boston.com, this represents the highest level of state [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com&amp;blog=656811&amp;post=556&amp;subd=franklinschoolcommittee&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>State funding hurt by outdated calculations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Donahue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[State aide for public education isn’t enough to cover the intended costs, leaving many Massachusetts districts operating below the baseline foundation budget – the state’s estimate of what a district needs to run its schools – according to a report by the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center (MassBudget)  released on Sunday. According to an article [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com&amp;blog=656811&amp;post=538&amp;subd=franklinschoolcommittee&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Franklin named to 2nd Annual AP District Honor Roll</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Donahue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month Franklin earned recognition from the College Board as one of 367 public school districts in the United States and Canada placed on the 2nd Annual Advanced Placement (AP) District Honor Roll. The AP District Honor Roll recognizes school districts that “that simultaneously achieved increases in access to AP® courses for a broader [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com&amp;blog=656811&amp;post=547&amp;subd=franklinschoolcommittee&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Franklin High building presentation</title>
		<link>http://franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com/2011/11/16/new-franklin-high-building-presentation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Roy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you may know, Franklin is in the process of evaluating and approving a new building for Franklin High. You are invited to attend Thursday evening&#8217;s public meeting on the proposed model school to replace Franklin High. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the Mercer Auditorium at Horace Mann School and the community [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com&amp;blog=656811&amp;post=537&amp;subd=franklinschoolcommittee&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Boston Foundation report examines new framework for collaboration on school bargaining issues</title>
		<link>http://franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com/2011/10/21/boston-foundation-report-examines-new-framework-for-collaboration-on-school-bargaining-issues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Roy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At a time when fiscal crises in states and municipalities throughout the country have put collective bargaining agreements with public sector unions under the spotlight and under fire, a new Boston Foundation report lays out an alternative framework for contract talks that could provide a “win-win-win” for labor, management and taxpayers. This report is timely [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com&amp;blog=656811&amp;post=531&amp;subd=franklinschoolcommittee&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Jeffrey Roy</media:title>
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		<title>Race to Nowhere film screening in Franklin</title>
		<link>http://franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com/2011/10/10/race-to-nowhere-film-screening-in-franklin/</link>
		<comments>http://franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com/2011/10/10/race-to-nowhere-film-screening-in-franklin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Roy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Relations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Franklin Public Schools, in conjunction with the Joint Parent Communication Councils of Franklin, is hosting a screening of the film Race to Nowhere on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 7 p.m.  The film will play at the Mercer Auditorium at Horace Mann Middle School on Oak Street.  A panel discussion will follow the screening. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com&amp;blog=656811&amp;post=527&amp;subd=franklinschoolcommittee&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Jeffrey Roy</media:title>
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		<title>Perspective on teacher contract</title>
		<link>http://franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/perspective-on-teacher-contract/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Roy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a message from School Committee member Ed Cafasso that puts the teacher contract matter into perspective: Hi everyone! I hope you are preparing for what looks to be a glorious weekend. We sure could use it&#8230; There has been a great deal of debate in recent days about the School Committee&#8217;s unanimous approval [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com&amp;blog=656811&amp;post=526&amp;subd=franklinschoolcommittee&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Jeffrey Roy</media:title>
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		<title>School Committee letter to Council</title>
		<link>http://franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/school-committee-letter-to-council/</link>
		<comments>http://franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/school-committee-letter-to-council/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Roy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a copy of the letter that was provided to the Town Council responding to questions about the teacher contract:<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com&amp;blog=656811&amp;post=525&amp;subd=franklinschoolcommittee&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Jeffrey Roy</media:title>
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		<title>Opening Meeting Law determinations online</title>
		<link>http://franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com/2011/09/28/opening-meeting-law-determinations-online/</link>
		<comments>http://franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com/2011/09/28/opening-meeting-law-determinations-online/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Roy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Relations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Office of the Attorney General launched a new OML Determination Lookup website. Now members of the public, press, municipal officials, and public bodies may access its determinations by searching for key terms or phrases or by actions ordered. You can access the site by clicking here. Effective July 1, 2010, responsibility for the state-wide [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com&amp;blog=656811&amp;post=524&amp;subd=franklinschoolcommittee&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Update from the High School Building Committee</title>
		<link>http://franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com/2011/09/23/update-from-the-high-school-building-committee/</link>
		<comments>http://franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com/2011/09/23/update-from-the-high-school-building-committee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Roy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the latest news from the FHS Building Committee: In March of 2011, Architect Kaestle Boos brought four options for a new/renovated high school to the School Building Committee. Option One was a limited renovation and addition of 8,400 sf of space for a total of 317,000 sf. The projected cost was $73,100,000 with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franklinschoolcommittee.wordpress.com&amp;blog=656811&amp;post=522&amp;subd=franklinschoolcommittee&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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