Boston Public Schools plans to spend at least $1.139 billion in the next fiscal year, a $26 million increase over this year’s budget. District officials have touted the 2020 budget as “the largest ever” — as they do every year.
And owing to the way funds are distributed, many schools can expect either limited new investment or cuts for the next year. That said, there is some genuine change afoot in the district’s central office. Budget officials say they’ve developed a way to ease the pain for schools facing cuts.
And for the first time, both Mayor Marty Walsh and the district superintendent have thrown their explicit support behind a sweeping effort to boost state aid for schools.
It may not count as headline news that Boston is spending “historic” amounts on public schools year after year.
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