LOWELL The Lowell Public School district has been leading the way on universal pre-K access to all 4-year old children in the city, and the commonwealth is funding that model strategy of expanding educational opportunities.
Education, infrastructure, housing, homelessness and increased local aid are among areas highlighted in Gov. Maura Healey’s recommended Fiscal Year 2025 budget of $56.1 billion, state officials said.
Massachusetts has long prided itself on its high educational standards a pride that is often but not always justified. In the case of critically important preschool education, the Bay