DESE MOU

Our City, Our Schools. On Friday, March 13, in the middle of a public health crisis, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released a district review report and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Boston Public Schools and both parties sign the MOU.

The report validates many of the concerns that education advocates have been highlighting for years, including special education and English learner needs.

Find the DESE report here.

Find the MOU here. 

Instead of offering the stability and financial supports that Boston needs, the MOU opens the door to a dangerous state takeover, like ones that have harmed communities of color around the state and country.

What you can do: 

1) Read our editorial link to learn more.

2) Sign this petition at  BTU.org/OurCityOurSchools 

3) Share information/petition with your community; other parents, students and educators who are equally concerned and impacted

4) Call, Email, Tweet the list of folks included in the document attached. Sample scripts can be found here for your convenience.