Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Make a sustaining gift today to support local journalism!

Pittsfield Candidate Roundtable To Focus On Education Funding

Thomas Favre-Bulle
/
Flickr Creative Commons

Melissa Babcock grew up in Pittsfield, went to Pittsfield schools, and now she's the elementary school's PTO president.

But the school district's tighter budgets and cuts to staff and programs have her worried.

That's why, after a forum about how state funding works for local districts in June, she and others wanted to do something about it.

The PTO and a group called Pittsfield Listens organized a roundtable to talk with candidates running for state legislature.

Babcock says she wants to ask candidates what they think should be done about education funding.

"[We’re] looking for some help, and some answers and a solution. A long-term, big solution,” she said. “We can't do this alone."

The event starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Pittsfield Elementary School.

Daniela is an editor in NHPR's newsroom. She leads NHPR's Spanish language news initiative, ¿Qué Hay de Nuevo, New Hampshire? and the station's climate change reporting project, By Degrees. You can email her at dallee@nhpr.org.
Related Content

You make NHPR possible.

NHPR is nonprofit and independent. We rely on readers like you to support the local, national, and international coverage on this website. Your support makes this news available to everyone.

Give today. A monthly donation of $5 makes a real difference.