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Teachers urge Cromwell school board to reconsider cut to a first‑grade position
Summary
A first‑grade teacher told the Cromwell Board of Education that cutting a first‑grade teaching position from the 2026–27 budget will harm students’ learning and social‑emotional supports; the board agreed to revisit budget topics on a future agenda but did not change the approved budget immediately.
Amanda Rothschild, a first‑grade teacher at ECS, told the Cromwell Board of Education on April 7 that cutting a first‑grade teaching position proposed in the board’s budget submission would “not only affect the teachers and staff, but most importantly, it will directly impact the children and their futures.” She asked the board to reconsider the cut ahead of next year’s school year.
Rothschild described current first‑grade class sizes…
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