The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, like others around the state, is facing a budget shortfall and making some tough decisions about what to cut.
So far, the proposed cuts include closing three schools ahead of next school year. But, as the Mat-Su Sentinel reports, that’s not going to be enough to make up the roughly $23 million gap, and there will likely be more cuts on the table, potentially to staff and programs.
The Mat-Su Sentinel’s Amy Bushatz says, similar to other districts, Mat-Su schools have suffered from stagnant state funding and declining enrollment, but unlike other parts of the state, the Mat-Su Borough’s population isn’t shrinking…