More Than 100 School Committees, Local Governing Boards Support Promise Act
More Than 100 School Committees, Local Governing Boards Support Promise Act
Local Elected Officials Call for Passage of Equitable School Funding Legislation
With another school year under way and still no action from the Massachusetts legislature on equitable school funding legislation, the Fund Our Future campaign today announced that more than 100 democratically elected school committees and other local governing boards across the state have passed resolutions asking the state Legislature to pass legislation that fully implements the recommendations of the bipartisan Foundation Budget Review Commission (FBRC). That legislation, known as the Promise Act, would increase state funding for preK-12 schools in Massachusetts by more than $1 billion annually.
“School committees all across Massachusetts support the Promise Act because it’s the only proposal that fully implements the Foundation Budget Review Commission’s recommendations, and the only proposal that will truly deliver equal access to great public education in every community,” said Lynn School Committee member Lorraine Gately.