school funding

There are numbers you know, and then there are numbers you feel. For instance, I know that Black children make up 15% of this country’s K-12 public schools. I also know that Black folks make up roughly the same percentage of U.S. citizens. 

Proponents of a Massachusetts constitutional amendment that would add a 9% surtax on incomes over $1 million say they are ready to move forward with a campaign to garner support for the measure, which is expected to move to a statewide ballot initiative next year.