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Cuts needed amid S.F. schools' $113 million gap
- 01-25-2010
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By Jill Tucker/San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco schools are facing a $113 million budget shortfall over the next two years - a staggering figure that would mean layoffs, cuts to popular programs like summer school and increases in class size. Superintendent Carlos Garcia announced the projections Wednesday in a letter to San Francisco Unified School District staff and at a teachers union meeting. Garcia said there will be layoffs, but the number of teachers and staff members released will depend on what else is cut. Given the shortfall, however, the district can't avoid pink slips. "Inevitably you're not going to cut $113 million without a single person laid off," he said Thursday. "We want to get it down to as few people as possible." T he district's projected shortfall is $30 million more than previous forecasts and reflects the latest numbers in the governor's proposed budget. (more...)
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