News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
To the editor: As members of Mothers Out Front, an environmental group dedicated to a swift and just transition away from fossil fuels, we are urging everyone to support the school building project. We have an opportunity to build a school that is environmentally important—a chance to build a net-zero school. We must think outside…
To the editor: Lincoln is fortunate to have so many people committed to our town value of providing excellence in education for our students. As a member of the Lincoln School Committee, I take our mission seriously, which generally states: “The Lincoln School Committee seeks to unite our communities in challenging and equipping our students…
To the editor: The undersigned Lincoln residents support the plan for revitalizing our K-8 schools. As members of the design community, we believe the process for choosing a path forward has been inclusive, has afforded multiple opportunities for comment and input, and has brought us as a community to an important decision about investing in…
To the editor: Lincoln has reached a critical juncture. Our school is in need of a serious upgrade, having had no real work done on the buildings since 1994. Add to this the consideration that education has also developed since that time. We must think seriously about designing educational spaces that embody teaching strategies that…
To the editor: As you think about the upcoming votes on the school, here are a few thoughts from someone has been involved in the process for the last six years, first as a School Building Advisory Committee member and now as a School Building Committee (SBC) member. Not surprisingly, I believe the project is…
Happy Thanksgiving! A couple of notes: Letters to the editor As we prepare for the Special Town Meeting on December 1 and the ballot vote on December 3 to decide on school project funding, the Squirrel will accept letters to the editor on this subject up until noon on Tuesday, Nov. 27. Readers are welcome…
To the editor: The Lincoln Teachers Association, the Lincoln School Committee and the Lincoln School Administration have a long history of working collaboratively to support the education of the children in Lincoln. It is with this collaboration in mind that we are reaching out to the residents of Lincoln prior to the new school building vote in December….
(Editor’s note: this post was updated on November 13 to correct errors in the tax increase range and the debt stabilization amount.) Lincoln residents will be asked if they approve borrowing $88.5 million for the school project, which will cost a total of $93.9 million. This will result in a property tax increase of somewhere…
(Editor’s note: Shiller is an assistant professor of economics at Brandeis University and a father of two.) As an academic economist at Brandeis University, I study empirical relationships in economic markets. As our town considers a major school building project, I want to share the results of some peer-reviewed, high-quality economics studies that look at…
To the editor: Another year of music education has begun at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School. Directors Tom Grandprey, Kyung-Nam Oh, and Michael Bunting are working diligently to create and carry out a rich curriculum with a wide array of performances opportunities. Lincoln-Sudbury Friends of Music (LSFOM), a volunteer organization, seeks to raise funds that will…