The single-largest source of federal funds for the Tucson Unified School District is under threat for next budget year as the clock winds down on passing a new federal budget.
The federal budget deadline is Sept. 30 and if the House version is passed, TUSD stands to lose $6.4 million. Total proposed cuts to the Department of Education (preschool to post-secondary education) are $12 billion beginning Oct. 1.
“It would be a painful loss if the 27% reduction in Title I funds trickles down in its entirety to school districts,” said TUSD Chief Financial Officer Ricky Hernández. “It would completely decimate our ability to provide supplemental instructional services in reading and math to our most at-risk students.”…