“Boston is the birthplace of public schools and the nation has looked to us as a standard for what is possible. Any budget cut to Boston Public Schools which takes a needed service, opportunity, or support away from our students is a serious concern to our union, as it erodes progress that has been hard fought and won.
Fully funding our schools is essential to addressing the inequities in our city and ensuring every student has access to the education they deserve. A baseline budget for all Boston Public Schools which creates parity for students in historically disadvantaged communities is essential to achieving education justice.
We urge full transparency on any positions impacted by proposed cuts, and will continue advocating for robust funding of our schools at the federal and state levels in addition to the municipal funding currently filling those gaps. We cannot balance the budget on the backs of our most vulnerable students, and long term solutions are necessary for our city to successfully build a future where the zip code a child is born into doesn’t dictate their future.” – Boston Teachers Union