Federal cuts, rising costs force Georgia schools into hard financial choices

Metro Atlanta school systems are dealing with a storm of funding problems as they try to set their budgets for the 2025-2026 school year.

Federal cuts, health insurance cost increases, efforts to reduce property tax revenue and the threat of a recession all loom over Georgia districts. As a result, they’re finding places to trim, dipping into their reserves and preparing for more difficult decisions.

District leaders have spent the last few weeks sounding the alarm…

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