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Teachers, librarians and parents urge aldermen to protect student-facing positions amid district deficit
Summary
Teachers, union leaders, parents and students told the Board of Alders’ Finance Committee that proposed budget mitigation plans should avoid cuts to classroom teachers, librarians, arts and extracurricular positions. Many speakers urged the committee to support the mayor’s $5 million local increase and press the state for fair funding.
A stream of teachers, parents, students and union leaders urged the Board of Alders’ Finance Committee to safeguard student-facing positions in New Haven Public Schools and to endorse the administration’s push for more resources from the city and state.
Multiple speakers called on aldermen to prioritize classroom staffing over administrative cuts and to oppose proposals that would eliminate library media specialists, arts teachers, paraeducators, and other student-facing roles. "Cutting the educators who are doing the actual on-the-ground work of teaching and learning with our young people must be a nonstarter," said Julia Miller, identified in testimony as the 2025…
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