rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/stop-bps-cuts-invest-1-more-in-our-schools?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-stop-bps-cuts-invest-1-more-in-our-schools' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Boston Teachers Union https://actionnetwork.org/groups/boston-teachers-union https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg The proposed BPS budget for FY27 is $1.71 billion but the additional money isn't reaching classrooms. Enrollment decline is real, and some staffing adjustments are necessary. However, the vast majority of new budget growth is being absorbed by health insurance, transportation, and other rising structural costs, before it reaches schools. Instead of adequately allocating the funds our schools need, the City is balancing the books by eliminating the staff who work directly with students. When operating dollars don’t make it to schools, the positions that get eliminated are teachers, paraprofessionals, counselors, and mental health staff. The people our students rely on every day. Join BPS students, parents, and educators in asking Mayor Wu and city councilors to "Let BPS Students Bloom" by investing 1% more of the city's operating budget (a total of $48 million more) into our schools. By investing 1% more the city could avoid cuts to essential student services. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/stop-bps-cuts-invest-1-more-in-our-schools