Governor Deval Patrick was welcomed yesterday at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in Framingham by the principal, Robin Welch (seated to Patrick's left).
(JOANNE RATHE/GLOBE STAFF)
Funds may skip schools in poor areas
Stimulus formula invites questions
Governor Deval Patrick was welcomed yesterday at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in Framingham by the principal, Robin Welch (seated to Patrick's left).
(JOANNE RATHE/GLOBE STAFF)
It was pitched as a much-needed balm to help financially ailing cities and towns to avoid painful cuts in the schools. Instead, the $168 million in federal stimulus funds the Patrick administration announced yesterday sparked an angry backlash from local leaders who learned that, despite their budget problems, they will not receive anything. (Full article: 727 words)
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