Seattle Public Schools (SPS) will start the upcoming school year with a “stable” budget for the first time in years, and district officials are cautiously optimistic.
On July 24, the Seattle School Board unanimously passed three budgets for the 2013-14 academic year, including a $639 million general-fund budget made possible through funds from the state and local levies.
“This is the first time in many years we’ve seen an uptick in our funding, representing a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel,” board member Sherry Carr said during the meeting. ...