By Christopher Huffaker Globe Staff, Updated May 19, 2022, 3:14 p.m.
Mayor Michelle Wu, alongside local and national teachersunion leaders, spoke out Thursday against the prospect of a state takeover of theschool system.
The comments came during a press conference on Wu’s “Green New Deal for Boston Public Schools,” an effort to revamp the city’s buildings,and one day after Boston City Council passed a resolution opposing state receivership.The mayorwas joined by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, Boston Teachers Union President Jessica Tang and other education advocates, including former state education commissioner Paul Reville.
The officials said they welcomed support from the state but said receivership, as state takeovers are known, would not be the right direction — and could jeopardize the $2 billion building program Wu announced last week.
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