Local school district saved from drastic cuts

10-29-2010

By Soumya Karlamangla/The Daily Californian

After approving and amending dozens of budgets while awaiting a final California state budget, the Berkeley Unified School District released new numbers Wednesday - based on the state budget passed Oct. 8 - showing the district will not be forced to make the harsh cuts it had expected in the upcoming years. District officials had calculated, based on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's May budget revision, the district's spending deficit for this year would total $3.16 million, but an unexpected $2.4 million more from the state brings the district much closer to a balanced budget than in previous years. Although this is favorable change, the district is not planning to make immediate or drastic changes to the existing budget because of possible cuts to these funds, either in January when the new governor takes office or in next year's budget. (more…)

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