Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Budget Gaps Forcing Tough Choices on Maine School Districts

Tonight, a school board in the western Maine community of Bethel will meet to address an unpleasant topic. The district, SAD 44, is facing a nearly $1 million budget shortfall and is considering closing two elementary schools. Districts of all shapes and sizes throughout Maine and across the nation are facing similar tough choices, as state money for education gets cut and federal stimulus dollars dry up.

Read at:
http://www.mpbn.net/News/MPBNNews/tabid/1159/ctl/ViewItem/mid/3762/ItemId/14945/Default.aspx

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