Sunday, March 4, 2012

FISCAL DILEMMA BETHLEHEM SCHOOL ENROLLMENT RISES AS AID DROPS.(Local)

Byline: Ilaina Jonas Staff writer

Divvying up next year's school budget pie is no easy task, as school boards face spreading less state aid among more students.

During a school budget workshop last week, the Bethlehem Board of Education heard complaints from parents whose children are on both ends of the student age spectrum.

On one side were parents from Elsmere Elementary School, from which the board is considering removing one of the 15 teaching positions and adding it to another school where student population is expected to increase.

Those protests came on the heels of pleas from parents of middle and high school students. As a …

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