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Parents and staff charge that the San Francisco school district has been dismantling programs for immigrant children, writes Joe Eskenazi. Read how the district used “backdoor attempts” to cut newcomer education as it tried to shave money from its budget.
In fact, writes Marina Newman, an analysis of the overall SFUSD budget shows that proposed staffing cuts would disproportionately hit small, low-income schools the hardest. It’s a sharp change: for more than 15 years, the budget deliberately provided additional funding for the highest-need students.
For the back story, see our reporting on how the school board unanimously rejected the proposed budget โbut SFUSD re-submitted it anyway, sending principals into a “panic.”
More soon,
Sara
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As strike looms, SFUSD is already undermining immigrant students
“This was something very unfair for the teachers, parents and children.”
SFUSDโs proposed cuts will hit small, low-income schools the hardest
“There should be higher allocations for students who need more resources.”
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Back Story
School board, principals dismayed as SFUSD resubmits rejected budget plan
“I don’t know how they could go forward with it. It doesn’t seem to matter what we say.”
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