Towns deal with lost funding for full-day kindergarten

Some local officials saw the trouble on the horizon.The state budget signed by Gov. Charlie Baker July 8 eliminated the $18.6 million kindergarten expansion grant program, but Maynard Superintendent of Schools Robert Gerardi said the town recognized the possibility early in the budget cycle, so it took a proactive approach in filling the $51,200 gap.“We’ve had full-day kindergarten for a long time,” Gerardi said. “When the governor’s [...]