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More Sacramento-area school districts in fiscal trouble
- 06-16-2011
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By Diana Lambert/Sacramento Bee
Nearly every school district in Sacramento County is now in financial peril. Galt Joint Union High, Robla Elementary and Center Joint Unified school districts have joined Elk Grove Unified, Sacramento City Unified, San Juan Unified and Folsom Cordova Unified on the state's fiscal early-warning list released Wednesday. That leaves only tiny school districts such as Archoe Union in Herald, Elverta Joint in Elverta, River Delta Unified in Rio Vista, Galt Joint Union in Galt and the county's Office of Education still able to balance their budgets for two consecutive years. Small districts fare better financially because they typically have more money in reserve than larger districts and can get a larger percentage of savings from cuts, said David Gordon, Sacramento County superintendent of schools. (more...)
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