Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper has proposed a $1.71 billion budget for the next school year as the district grapples with growing financial pressures and more layoffs.
The district is expected to cut between 300 and 400 staff positions due to rising costs, Skipper said during her presentation of the 2026-2027 budget at Wednesday’s school committee meeting.
“As I’ve been saying since last year, we’re facing challenging times and this budget represents those times,” Skipper said. “We’ll need to make hard decisions and reductions in spending that does not directly support students.”….
“Cuts cannot come in the form of loss of paraprofessionals, programming, classroom, support and mental health services,” said Stephanie Golas, a BPS librarian and a parent. “These are non-negotiable and vital to our students’ success and wellbeing.”