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Manchester Officials Urge Repeal of Targeted Aid Cap as $9–10M Cut Looms
Summary
Testimony on HB18‑31 focused on restoring targeted state aid for Manchester, which witnesses and Department of Education staff said would face an estimated $9–10 million loss if a 5,000‑student cap remains. Manchester leaders and educators described service and staffing impacts.
The Education Funding Committee heard more than a dozen witnesses asking lawmakers to repeal the targeted‑aid cap in HB18‑31, a change witnesses said would otherwise strip roughly $9–10 million from the Manchester School District.
Sponsor Representative Suzanne Kretion told the committee the cap is unjustified and that Manchester’s needs — high shares of special education students and English‑language learners and a large low‑income population — make the district uniquely vulnerable to the current cap provision. "This cap…
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