The cash-strapped city school system is set to get a financial boost after state lawmakers voted to set aside nearly $80 million to help build a new special education school and run the district. The Connecticut General Assembly approved a bond bill last week that includes up to $74 million for the construction of the new school in the North End. Lawmakers also provided about $5 million more for district expenses. However, the state’s top education official, Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker, will control the money. That $5 million infusion comes after district officials pleaded with lawmakers to increase education funding in the face of a more than $30 million deficit that has led to deep staffing and program cuts, including the elimination of several teaching jobs and bus transportation for about 2,400 students.
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