The Seattle Public Schools Board released information from their budgeting meeting at the end of January in which they detail a plan to cut costs by shutting down some schools.
SPS is currently facing a budgetary shortfall of $131 million as student enrollment continues to drop since the 2019-2020 school year. The solution, according to the presentation, is to “consolidate into a system of well-resourced schools.”
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School districts in Washington receive money from the state government as a proportion of the number of students currently enrolled, and as student enrollment drops, the necessary funding to support these students does too.
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