Olympia, Shoreline, Everett, and Bellevue are just some of the public school districts facing multi-million dollar deficits in the coming year.
KIRO 7 asked Sen. Lisa Wellman, who chairs the education committee, if there were an end in sight to the cuts.
In a nationwide trend, several districts are currently losing students at a time when they can’t afford to. Knight says declining birthrates and the pandemic have taken a toll on school enrollment and budgets.
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