“The tone is very somber”: Educators anxiously await details on AISD budget cuts

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin ISD is preparing a budget proposal to present to trustees in early June as it works to slash a $181 million budget deficit, with cuts planned at both its central office and at schools.

The district shared initial details about impacts to staffing and classrooms earlier this month. Its proposal includes some student-to-teacher ratios increasing, and some teachers receiving less planning time.

The district also shared that there will likely be staffing reductions, but it is working to reassign impacted staff members…

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