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Spending, hiring freeze likely for San Diego Unified
- 10-26-2009
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By Ana Tintocalis/KPBS
The San Diego Unified School District is expected to vote on a spending and hiring freeze for this academic year. School officials say the district is now facing an unexpected $16 million budget deficit. The trustees will vote on a district spending and hiring freeze at tomorrow's school board meeting. The action is a result of budget projections that show the district is once again in the red. District officials say the $16 million budget deficit is linked to questionable financial advice, non-budgeted expenses and overspending. Interim School Superintendent William Kowba says the district had to resort to a hiring freeze last year because of state money problems. He says the hiring freeze is not across the board. (more...)
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