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Superintendent warns New Haven faces $23 million gap; urges support for state funding bill
Summary
Superintendent Negron told the finance committee the district can close only a portion of a projected $23 million shortfall through internal cuts and that passage of state bill SB1151 would be decisive.
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Toni Negron told the Finance and Operations Committee on April 7 that the district faces a projected $23 million shortfall for the 2025–26 fiscal year and that internal reductions could identify about $4.26 million in savings but would produce additional painful staffing cuts.
"Unless we're able to identify revenue, I don't know what other cuts we will be able to make to fill the gap," Dr. Negron said during the budget update presented by finance staff. She said a $5 million contribution in the mayor's proposed city budget would reduce the…
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