@kinther to SeattleEnglish • 16 days agoSeattle Public Schools official scraps plan to close schoolsmynorthwest.comexternal-linkmessage-square2arrow-up115arrow-down10
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•16 days ago$100 million budget shortfall in $1.5 billion budget. 1st proposal: Closing 21 out of 73 schools => $70 million budget shortfall Latest (rejected) proposal: Closing/consolidating 4 schools => $95 million budget shortfall Dissenting viewpoint: Reduce administrative costs, not “teachers, principals, and staff” who have direct impact on kids. New proposal: Lobby for more money for your perusal I don’t have an opinion right now, I just want informed discussion
$100 million budget shortfall in $1.5 billion budget.
1st proposal: Closing 21 out of 73 schools => $70 million budget shortfall
Latest (rejected) proposal: Closing/consolidating 4 schools => $95 million budget shortfall
Dissenting viewpoint: Reduce administrative costs, not “teachers, principals, and staff” who have direct impact on kids.
New proposal: Lobby for more money
for your perusal I don’t have an opinion right now, I just want informed discussion