As if preparing to reopen schools in a coronavirus world wasn't difficult enough, local districts are facing proposed substantial deficits and cuts the next fiscal year.
Gov. Gavin Newsom's May revise budget proposes a $6.5 billion reduction to the Local Control Funding Formula, which comprises about 80 percent of state funding for kindergarten through 12th grade schools, and also estimates a $19 billion decrease in the Proposition 98 guarantee of minimum funding for K-14.
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