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- How Salem’s new $68 million school budget could affect classrooms
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📰 News we're reading
• Salem City Council to receive school division's $68 million budget (cardinalnews.org) — Salem’s school division is proposing a roughly $68 million budget for fiscal 2027, up about $5 million, with notable raises for teachers, staff, and added instructional positions. City Council will review the plan Monday at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall on North Broad Street, following a 5:15 p.m. work session. 
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