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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does OP understand how much $ per pupil DC spends as compared to the rest of the country? Isn't it like the highest spent per pupil in the country? And Mayor Bowser is asking for a 12% or so increase in funding for this coming school year--that's "defunding the schools"? Get a grip.[/quote]

Budgets increased by ~12% at a time staffing costs increased by 23%, so yes, the schools are being defunded. Part of the reason staffing costs aren't as well aligned is because the mayor refuses to sign timely contracts so personnel spending is hard to budget.[/quote]

Staffing increased by 22% but staffing isn’t the whole of the budget. What is the percent increase to the overall budget due to staffing? I’ve heard wildly different figures from 8% to 11%. It’s hard to put the mayors proposal into context without knowing more info. What seems to be hitting schools really hard is the loss of federal relief funding. If that funding remained with the mayors proposal schools might be ok. [/quote]

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