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School committee warns $12M state cut would deepen Manchester shortfall; board forms working group and approves monthly financial report
Summary
Committee members described a proposed state reduction in funding for Manchester schools and detailed the district’s shrinking reserves and use of rainy‑day funds; the committee approved the monthly financial status report and asked leaders to convene to address budget gaps.
A member of the Manchester Joint School Buildings Committee on July 8 told the committee that a proposed state reduction of about $12 million in education funding for the city would compound existing local shortfalls and could leave the district tens of millions of dollars behind over coming years.
The speaker said the state action would disproportionately affect Manchester, which the speaker described as the state’s largest district with high numbers of students who are low‑income, homeless or in special education. The speaker characterized the proposed cut as about $12,200,000 and said the…
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