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Union urges moving BPS health‑insurance appropriation into city budget to shield schools from volatility
Summary
BTU speakers told an April 16 council hearing that putting school health insurance in the city's central appropriation would improve forecasting and protect classroom funding; district officials said they will consider the recommendation and provide additional fiscal detail.
Public testimony at the April 16 hearing focused sharply on health‑insurance budgeting for Boston Public Schools. A Boston Teachers Union speaker told the council that schools are uniquely exposed because roughly $197 million in health‑insurance costs sit inside the school budget rather than a citywide central appropriation. "When that cost increased by $49.4 million — 33% in a single year — it came directly out of funding for…
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