Demystifying the Chapter 70 Formula: How the Massachusetts Education Funding System Works

Explore our online budget database Is our research helpful to you? Support our work Contact Info   Noah Berger   President   nberger@massbudget.org   (617) 426-1228 x102   Tom Benner   Communications Director   tbenner@massbudget.org   (617) 426-1228 x100 Demystifying the Chapter 70 Formula: How the Massachusetts Education Funding System Works October 22, 2010 A new MassBudget fact sheet explains the basic structure of the state's Chapter 70 formula for distributing education aid to local school districts. While understanding the formula may seem daunting, its underlying structure is actually quite simple, as demonstrated by the four steps outlined in the fact sheet. Chapter 70 education aid is the Commonwealth's primary program for distributing its portion of K-12 public education funding to the state's 328 local and regional school districts. The fact sheet, Demystifying the Chapter 70 Formula: How the Massachusetts Education Funding System Works, is available at www.massbudget.org or by clicking here. See MassBudget's Budget Browser to explore Massachusetts state budgets from Fiscal Year 2001 to the present, as well as budget proposals offered by the Governor and the Legislature. MassBudget provides independent research and analysis of state budget and tax policies, as well as economic issues, with particular attention to the effects on low- and moderate-income people.

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