Baldacci cuts $38 million from budget
Portland Press Herald, December 19, 2007
(excerpt) Administration officials said the $20.1 million in education cuts will not reduce state payments to local schools, but Baldacci has reserved the right to postpone an end-of-year payment, if that becomes necessary to balance the budget.
The bulk of the education savings -- $16.6 million -- involves what the state calls discretionary funds, including state contracts for such things as testing, teacher training and implementing the state's Learning Results program.
Education Commissioner Susan Gendron said Tuesday that the state will continue to make monthly payments to local schools, but if the state cannot afford to make a full payment to them next June, the last month of the fiscal year, it may delay part of that payment until July, bumping the expense into the next fiscal year.
(excerpt) Administration officials said the $20.1 million in education cuts will not reduce state payments to local schools, but Baldacci has reserved the right to postpone an end-of-year payment, if that becomes necessary to balance the budget.
The bulk of the education savings -- $16.6 million -- involves what the state calls discretionary funds, including state contracts for such things as testing, teacher training and implementing the state's Learning Results program.
Education Commissioner Susan Gendron said Tuesday that the state will continue to make monthly payments to local schools, but if the state cannot afford to make a full payment to them next June, the last month of the fiscal year, it may delay part of that payment until July, bumping the expense into the next fiscal year.
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