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Students and residents press Yale to increase contributions as teachers and parents warn of crumbling schools
Summary
During the finance committee's public hearing, Yale students, local advocates and teachers urged larger voluntary contributions and state action to relieve school funding shortfalls; a teacher described storm damage, mold and unsafe classroom conditions.
Several New Haven residents and Yale students used the finance committee's public hearing to press both the city and Yale University to do more for local schools.
Multiple speakers, including members of New Haven Rising and Yale student groups, argued that the city's new voluntary contribution agreement with Yale does not keep pace with the university's endowment growth and will not meet…
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