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Cranston schools submit $140.2M budget
Increase to pay for salaries, health insurance
Updated: Thursday, 24 Jan 2013, 8:04 PM EST
Published : Thursday, 24 Jan 2013, 8:04 PM EST
CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) -- Cranston's school Superintendent Judith Lundsten requested more than $140 million for the next fiscal year's budget.
She said the schools need a $6.2 million dollar budget increase to pay for increases in salaries, as well as pension and health insure expenses.
Lundsten argued that teachers have not had a pay raise in three years.
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