BERLIN — School Superintendent Julie King noted the unease regarding federal programs during a March 10 review of the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget.
“The constant flurry of state and federal changes is a dust storm every day. Sometimes a fire storm,” she told city councilors during the first of two planned school budget reviews for the next fiscal year.
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