FINANCIAL TROUBLES FOR ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND OTHER DISTRICTS ACROSS NEW MEXICO. KOB TV REPORTS THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS MADE CHANGES TO HOW IT DISTRIBUTES MONEY TO DISTRICTS FOR SPECIAL ED AND OTHER SERVICES. AND THE CHANGES WERE MADE WITHOUT NOTIFYING SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
IT MEANS APS COULD LOSE 18 MILLION DOLLARS IN STATE FUNDS. AND OVERALL, DISTRICTS ACROSS NEW MEXICO COULD SEE A FUNDING GAP OF 70 MILLION DOLLARS.
SENATOR MICHAEL PADILLA FROM BERNALILLO COUNTY SAYS DISTRICTS WERE ASKED TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM IN A THREE WEEK PERIOD. HE’S ASKED ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS TO INTERVENE.
