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Inglewood Board of Education grapples with budget deficit
- 04-06-2010
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By Jonathan Kendrick/Intersections L.A.
After cutting over $7 million from next school year’s budget less than three weeks ago, the Inglewood Board of Education is continuing to reduce spending in the face of rising deficits. At a recent school board meeting, Inglewood Superintendent of Schools Gary McHenry said an additional $10 million could be slashed over the next three years. “We have to save every dollar we can,” McHenry said at the meeting in late March. “We will only be filling critical positions right away so we can save as much as possible.” The first round of budget cuts, approved during the board’s March 10 meeting, will eliminate 16 mostly administrative positions and reduce 88 hours per week of adult school classes. (more...)
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