Sacramento District Faces State Intervention After Rescue Plan Rejected
TL;DR
California's Sacramento City Unified School District risks state receivership after county officials rejected its $158 million solvency plan, which relied on shifting existing funds and a new labor agreement to close a large budget gap; the board will consider appealing to the state superintendent at a special meeting, as critics warn the plan borrows from retiree health funds and other earmarked money and would incur long-term costs.
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- Broke Sac City Unified put teacher benefits over students and got a veto it deserved | Opinion Sacramento Bee
- Why — and how — did Sacramento County education officials nix school district teacher deal? Abridged – PBS KVIE
- UPDATE: Sacramento City Unified plan to balance its budget rejected by county-appointed fiscal advisor EdSource
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