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Bridgeport education official urges residents and council to testify on state school funding bill
Summary
Joe Skalovec, vice chair of the Bridgeport Board of Education, told the council that Senate Bill 7 would leave Bridgeport $26 million short and urged local leaders and residents to testify to raise the foundation amount to $16,500; he said $44.1 million is needed to maintain current services and $106 million to restore cuts from the last decade.
Joe Skalovec, vice chair of the Bridgeport Board of Education, used his allotted public comment time on March 2 to urge residents and council members to take part in a state education funding hearing and press for changes to Senate Bill 7.
"Bridgeport students need this year $44,100,000 alone just to maintain services," Skalovec said, and he warned that the bill as…
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