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Watchung Hills board hears federal, state aid updates as local budget concerns loom

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At its July meeting, the Watchung Hills Regional High School Board of Education heard updates on federal and state education funding that school officials said will affect next year’s budget planning.

At its July meeting, the Watchung Hills Regional High School Board of Education heard updates on federal and state education funding that school officials said will affect next year’s budget planning. A school official told the board the district’s Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) allocation for the coming year is $367,000, and administrators said they will need to apply to receive the money.

The update matters to taxpayers and district planning because other sources of state and federal support remain uncertain or reduced. Administrators reported that applications for state “extraordinary aid” — a reimbursement for very…

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