I had accepted the narrative that Newton Public Schools (NPS) would have been fully funded, had “unforeseen costs” not arisen. A closer look at Mayor Laredo's FY27 budget reveals this is a fiction. The numbers simply do not add up. While Mr. Laredo touted an increase for NPS of over 7% in his budget presentation, the actual year-over-year allocation increase is only 5.75%. This failed to even meet the 5.85% peak contractual salary increase. When…
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