School districts around Connecticut have been facing budget cuts this spring. In Plainfield, teachers organized and were able pass the schools’ budget at a second vote, minimizing cuts to education.
Enfield teachers, students, parents, and community members are reeling today after learning at a Board of Education meeting last night that Enfield Public Schools will have 20% fewer educators when students head back to school this fall.
Despite an outpouring of support for fairly funded schools by students, parents, teachers, and community members the Enfield Town Council voted Monday night to make $5 million in cuts to the Enfield Public Schools.
Shelton parents, students, and their teachers came out in force to ask city leaders to support a budget that supports their schools.
Hundreds of students, families, and teachers rallied last night in front of Enfield Town Hall fighting back against proposed budget cuts that would eliminate at least 121 teaching positions, slash elective classes including art and music, and decimate afterschool clubs and sports.
As cities and towns face the loss of federal COVID funding, rising education costs, and other fiscal challenges, CEA is working with local teachers’ unions to ensure budget shortfalls don’t land on the shoulders of Connecticut’s children and teachers.
Gesturing to the overflowing room, Stratford Education Association President Michael Fiorello told the Stratford Town Council last night, “Look around. Stratford wants fully staffed schools.”
A day ahead of the superintendent’s scheduled presentation about their school budget, hundreds of Stamford educators organized walk-ins throughout the district in a show of solidarity with each other and their students.
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Hundreds of Stamford students, teachers, parents, and other community members showed their opposition to plans to cut the school budget by more than $15 million during a car caravan rally…