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O’Connell shares Manchester School District’s approach to the budget process.

Parents and students gather to lobby against a Republican-led spending bill that would lead to sharp budget cuts for the District of Columbia and its public schools on Capitol Hill, Thursday, March 13, 2025, in Washington. Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

O’Connell shares Manchester School District’s approach to the budget process.
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Manchester School Committee Chairman Jim O’Connell joined us to explain the committee’s approach to the school budget and the difference between its recommendations and Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais’s proposal.

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