ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Facing higher costs, fewer students, and a shake-up in federal funding from Washington D.C., Albuquerque Public Schools is figuring out how it’s going to budget more than $2 billion in expenses over the next year.
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“We have come a long way in a year but we have come a long way but this is just the beginning,” said Gabriella Blakey, APS superintendent.
That’s how Albuquerque Public School leaders are describing their next budget, as APS continues to face a wide range of challenges from costs to how many students are part of their schools. “We still face challenges like our declining enrollment, a trend that we are seeing across the country,” said Gabriella Blakey, APS superintendent…