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Philadelphia School District plans to slash $225M from next year’s budget to stave off $300M structural deficit
4+ hour, 26+ min ago (369+ words) PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) " With costs outpacing revenues, the Philadelphia School District is making central office and school-level cuts to stave off a projected $300 million deficit. "This administration is absolutely committed to getting this structural deficit down to zero," Superintendent Tony…...
School District of Philadelphia will make central office, school-based cuts to manage $300M budget deficit
53+ min ago (178+ words) PHILADELPHIA - The School District of Philadelphia will cut $225M in operating costs next year in an effort to offset a $300M budget deficit by 2030. Spokesperson Monique Braxton said the district will make the necessary adjustments through central office and school-based cuts. The…...
Lewiston schools could cut more than 30 positions
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (206+ words) More than 30positions may be cut to lower Lewiston's proposed school budget. "All of these add up, and unless our community wants to approve an increase for local taxpayers over $6 million, something has to give," Langlais said. The total school budget…...
City definition leaves some Anchorage outdoor deaths uncounted
17+ hour, 45+ min ago (82+ words) City definition leaves some Anchorage outdoor deaths uncounted'Alaska's News Source City definition leaves some Anchorage outdoor deaths uncounted Anchorage grad signs $2M deal to stay with Seahawks Anchorage patient says a doctor's fraud left her sick for 16 years, stole part of…...
The Philadelphia School District will eliminate positions and make school-based cuts as it faces a $300 million deficit
4+ hour, 25+ min ago (1335+ words) No layoffs are planned, but the Philadelphia School District will reassign 340 school-based employees. With a $300 million deficit looming, Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. plans to propose a budget with $225 million in belt tightening " including significant classroom and central office cuts. No…...
Facing a $5 million budget deficit, Lincoln County School District will need to cut programs and up to 19 positions • Lincoln Chronicle
12+ hour, 37+ min ago (1612+ words) By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/ Lincoln Chronicle" Maraya Grove might be the most precocious, confident seventh-grader you'll ever meet. When she talks about something that excites her, her eyes widen and she smiles as she pushes her long brown hair behind her…...
Child fentanyl death; Waukesha mother sentenced to 18 years prison
1+ week, 6+ day ago (454+ words) Elida Tejeda was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the 2024 fentanyl overdose death of her 1-year-old daughter. An autopsy revealed the toddler had enough fentanyl in her system to kill an adult. Tejeda pleaded no contest to first-degree reckless homicide…...
Manley Hot Springs M1.5
16+ hour, 35+ min ago (70+ words) Manley Hot Springs M1.5Alaska Earthquake Center March 12, 202617:51:17 AKDT (March 13, 202601:51:17 UTC)64.6836N150.32W" Depth 3.7 miles (5 km) This event has not been reviewed by a seismologist Did You Feel It? The University of Alaska is an equal opportunity/equal access employer and educational institution. The…...
Fairbanks sees most number of days with lows at or below -40 since 1971
1+ day, 32+ min ago (460+ words) ANCHORAGE, AK (Alaska's News Source) - Fairbanks saw back-to-back record lows Tuesday and Wednesday morning, as the mercury bottomed out at -41 degrees. That makes the 29th time this season Fairbanks has seen lows at or below -40, and the 6th most on record. While…...
Crews recover 2,585 gallons of waste as 58% of North Slope rig dismantled
12+ hour, 11+ min ago (284+ words) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Response work on Alaska's Western North Slope continued this week as crews worked to dismantle and remove a toppled drilling rig from tundra near Nuiqsut, according to a new update from Doyon. As of March 12, about 58% of…...