Connecticut City Will Lend Textbooks To Non-Public Schools

On Monday, Manchester, Connecticut's Board of Education voted 7-2 to spend $50,000 on a program to lend textbooks to non-public schools. Today's Journal Inquirer reports that the issue has been discussed for more than a year. Only books currently in use in public schools will be available for loan, although state law permits a broader list to be made available. Board member Steven "Moose" Edwards said that nonpublic schools already receive over $700,000 per year in assistance for transportation, food services and social workers.