As a new school year kicks off, San Francisco Unified School District faces several big challenges including pending school closures set to be announced later this month. The district, with a budget of $1.3 billion for this fiscal year, has been overspending for years as enrollment has declined. With its financial reserves running dry, district leaders and school board members have to wrangle in spending to close a $420 million deficit or confront a state takeover. We’ll talk to SFUSD Superintendent Matt Wayne and other experts about the district’s financial problems, what could happen next, and take your questions.
San Francisco Superintendent Matt Wayne Talks About Solving the School District’s Budget Crisis
Superintendent Matt Wayne speaks during a ceremony celebrating the first class of graduates from San Francisco high schools using the Kindergarten to College (K2C) savings account as they head off to college, at the San Francisco Unified School District headquarters in San Francisco on May 16, 2023. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)
Guests:
Jill Tucker, K-12 Education Reporter, San Francisco Chronicle
Mark Sanchez, commissioner, San Francisco School Board of Education - San Francisco Unified School District
Matt Wayne, superintendent, San Francisco Unified School District
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