A new coalition will launch Tuesday to push lawmakers to provide more money for public education.
“We’re basically just calling on legislators to keep their promise to cherish our public schools and fund them adequately,” said Lisa Guisbond, executive director of Citizens for Public Schools, an advocacy group founded to support public K-12 education.
The coalition, which is planning a Tuesday event at the Statehouse, will be asking for more funding of both the K-12 system and public colleges and universities this year. This campaign will be called Fund our Future.
A 2015 report found that Massachusetts is significantly underfunding its public schools by not accurately accounting for the costs of special education and employee health benefits, among other things.