AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Independent School District is taking another hard look at how to deal with a $181 million dollar budget deficit.
According to the district, 87% of the budget is comprised of staffing and eliminating some positions and reducing the salaries of others is considered likely. Significant cuts are on the table as Austin ISD figures out how to deal with a higher-than-expected budget deficit.
“We’re dealing with some very big numbers,” said Ken Zarifis, Education Austin President…