Acton Employee Professional Development Day
By Scott Smyers Friday, September 18, 2026 the Town of Acton was shut down of all but essential services to provide intense professional development training. […]
Articles by Scott Smyers
Will the AB Regional School District Risk 1.7 Million? Probably
By Scott Smyers According to this letter from the US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights, the Acton Boxborough Regional School District has until […]
An Open Letter to Senator Eldridge on Migrant Issues
By Scott Smyers Mr. Eldridge, You must be incredibly tone-deaf to the political landscape. You are sponsoring a bill to allow illegal immigrants to vote […]
Acton Forum will Resume Operations Soon
By Scott Smyers After taking some time off to determine if there remained a niche for Acton Forum after the launch of Acton Exchange, we’ve […]
Acton Town Meeting Reveals that 28% of Acton Voters are Aware of Reality. Could a Recount from the Vote on 4/30 Save Us?
By Scott Smyers Twenty-eight percent was the total Town Meeting members voted against Article 7 indicating their awareness of the non-transparent, incompetent and deceptive School […]
Leominster Teacher Fired for Challenging State Policy Requiring Lying to Parents
By Scott Smyers In the spring of 2023, a public school teacher in Leominster was fired for refusing to lie to a students’ parents about […]
Not All Costs Can be Calculated in Dollars: DEI vs. Patriotism at Acton-Boxborough High School
By Scott Smyers and Dave Lunger When the COVID pandemic resulted in remote learning, it made sense that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance was not […]
The FIRST Black Person to Graduate from College in the United States was from Acton
Introduction by Scott Smyers with Original Research by Dominic Carpio and Mario Valdes In February 2021, Acton Forum posted a summary of information from a […]
SELECT BOARD FRUSTRATES ALL: No Menorah, No Discussion on Leaf Blowers, Limited Response to Records Release, & No Respect for Open Meeting Process
By Scott Smyers At the November 20, 2023 Select Board meeting, a citizen requested placing a Menorah somewhere on Town Property. This preliminary discussion was […]
Halloween Officially Cancelled in All Elementary Schools: Has the School Committee Finally Gone too Far?
By Scott Smyers On November 2, 2023 the Student Representative from the High School provided an update to the School Committee. She was frustrated that […]