MISSION, Kan. Money for schools is driven partly by student head counts, and emergency provisions in many states allowed schools to maintain funding at pre-pandemic levels.
As more families opt for homeschool and private schools, public school systems are feeling the pinch as enrollment drops. Corresponding budget cuts are forcing schools to cut jobs, close schools, and merge classrooms.
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MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A school system in suburban Kansas City is eliminating over 100 jobs, including kindergarten aides and library clerks. Oakland, California, is closing seven schools. Other districts
Money for schools is driven partly by student headcounts, and emergency provisions in many states allowed schools to maintain funding at pre-pandemic levels. But the billions of federal relief money that have helped schools weather the crisis, those measures were not meant to last forever.