Are Urban And Suburban School Districts Working Together For Hurricane Evacuees?

WNPR: Last fall, 2,281 new students poured into Connecticut from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Sixty-five percent of them went to five of the state's largest cities -- the ones that were already dealing with fiscal crises.

In a move intended to help those cash-strapped districts, the legislature passed a law that allows boards of education in Connecticut to reach out to districts in surrounding towns and enter into a memorandum of understanding with each other.

While Bridgeport Public Schools accepted 211 evacuees from the islands, Fairfield Public Schools, right next door, had only one student enroll.

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