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Cheshire board presses delegation on falling state education aid, special-education reimbursement
Summary
At a Jan. 9 legislative meeting, Cheshire education leaders told Representative Linehan the district’s share of state funding has fallen and that special-education excess-cost reimbursement has declined, increasing local budget pressure and prompting calls for incentives to expand in-district programs.
Cheshire education leaders told the town’s legislative delegation on Jan. 9 that long-term state aid has declined as a share of the school budget and that the state’s special-education excess-cost grant now reimburses a smaller share of eligible costs, putting pressure on local finances.
The board presented historical context, saying the district has received about $10,000,000 in state funding since 1989–90 and that what once represented roughly a third of the local budget is now closer to 10 percent. The discussion then turned to the state-administered…
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