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Sacramento City Schools Facing Major Budget Crisis
by Geoffrey Sakala, published on January 12, 2009 at 6:02 PM
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SCUSD to Meet with Residents In Lincoln Village
Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD), which includes the schools of Abe Lincoln, AM Winn, Einstein, and Rosemont, has been facing serious budget problems this year. The district has already cut over $20 million from this year's budget and may be looking at mid-year cuts of up to $30 million more. The district is even looking at closing some school sites in an extreme effort to cut costs.
A special community meeting is being held by SCUSD officials on Tuesday, January 13th, at AM Winn Elementary School located at 3351 Explorer Drive. This meeting is being held to inform the public about options the district is considering and to seek community input. The meeting is scheduled to last from 6 pm to 8 pm. Although the district has scheduled meetings at other schools in other parts of the district, this will be the only meeting in the Lincoln Village, Countryside or Rosemont areas.
Even if you do not have children currently enrolled in SCUSD schools, this is an important meeting to attend. The quality of local schools are an important factor in the value of nearby homes and in the ability of the next generation of young people to gain the skills they will need to be productive members of our communities.
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MVentress
January 12, 2009 | 6:18 PM
School districts are operating with too little funding as it is. What more can be cut? Won't the students from the school sites that close put further strain on already crowded schools when they're transferred?
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Mark Forsyth
January 13, 2009 | 10:48 AM
Our education system is a mess. The budget issues are being felt along the entire spectrum. I am feeling it as a student at Sac State as well in the form of limited class offerings and diminishing programs.
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Geoffrey Sakala
January 13, 2009 | 1:32 PM
The education system is funded primarily by property taxes and state tax revenue. Both are dramatically down due to declining property values and the state budget crisis. These factors will severely impact education funding for many years.
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Shannon Hollsten
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January 14, 2009 | 1:16 PM
This is highly concerning as a parent of two school-aged children enrolled in public schools, which are paid for by all our property taxes. As a family, we have been very concerned about the quality of public schools in general, especially after spending a semester in a private school in Paris, the comparison is hardly worth mentioning. However, as a working single parent, I'm wondering where I'm going to send the kids (day camp) so I can get my work done and not take vacation early and ruin our already made summer plans!
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