Opinion Piece from The Globe

Derrick Z. Jackson from The Boston Globe spoke with Geoff Beckwith, executive director of the Massachusetts Municipal Association:

"'It's unfortunate that we're heading to even greater disparities between wealthier towns where cuts may not hurt as much and working-class families that already have enormous pressure on property taxes,' Beckwith said. 'No one, not even the state, has a handle at this point as to what fees communities charge parents, from band, to drama, to sports. The further we go down this path, the problem gets harder and harder to solve.'"

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