Funding, police presence divide Greenfield School Committee candidate slates

Funding, police presence divide Greenfield School Committee candidate slates

In Greenfield, a battle is brewing over the future of the city’s public schools ahead of Tuesday’s election in which three four-year terms on the School Committee are up for grabs.  The race has pitted a progressive-backed slate of candidates against another group of three who coalesced into their own slate in response. And while the six hopefuls agreed on some items at a forum earlier this week, like supporting state legislation banning religio…