San Diego Unified School District said it’s expecting a $47 million dollar budget deficit for next school year.
One of the main reasons for the shortfall is the chronic underfunding of special education, Superintendent Fabi Bagula said in a video the district published Thursday.
“These services cost us more than $400 million annually, yet we receive only $125 million from state, federal and local sources. The remaining $275 million-plus comes from our general funds,” Bagula said. “This is not sustainable and it’s not fair to our children and families.”…