Reader Opinion: Legislative action for schools

Reader Opinion: Legislative action for schools

Like many other school districts statewide, Brainerd school district is in a financial crisis. Our budget deficit for the 25/26 school year was $2,240,084 for the unassigned preliminary budget. The projected budget deficit for the 26/27 school year is another $2,374,929. We have had budget deficits nine out of the past 10 years. Add to this, an annual special education cross subsidy average for a number of the past few years (using general funds…