Without sales tax extension, Orange school building plans face $2.7 billion shortfall, officials say orlandosentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from orlandosentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Orange school district worries about 'funding cliff' as COVID relief money ends – Orlando Sentinel orlandosentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from orlandosentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Federal COVID-19 relief money has boosted the budget of Orange County Public Schools for more than three years, but that windfall ends in September, and school leaders already are worried about important services approaching a “funding cliff.” They want to continue paying for about $28 million worth of initiatives — including “intervention” teachers and mental health counselors — now covered .