A pending budget deal, but no change to OUSD plan
By Katy Murphy
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 at 7:50 pm in budget, politics.
By Katy Murphy
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 at 7:50 pm in budget, politics.
UPDATE: California’s main budget bill has passed both houses of the state Legislature, John Myers of KQED reports. (He’s posting live Twitter updates here.)
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This might be the first time in the history of my education reporting that California lawmakers pass a budget before the Oakland school district (or any school district) does.
The proposal includes flat funding for k-12 schools, but only as long as some rosy state revenue projections — an extra $4 billion — bear out. If not, look for midyear cuts and a shortened school year in district’s throughout the state.
The OUSD budget proposal, which is up for approval tomorrow night, wasn’t yet posted online as of a few minutes ago, but I understand it will be very similar to recent ones.
Here’s what spokesman Troy Flint had to say this afternoon: “The announcement of a potential deal wouldn’t affect our budgeting scenario, primarily because it hinges on $4 billion of income, and it’s a pretty dubious assumption that we’ll actually