In Marysville, students will start classes this week, but those classes will be larger as they start the school year with fewer teachers.
The changes are the result of nearly $13.5 million in cuts the school district approved in its final budget last night after local voters twice failed to renew a four-year education program and operations levy.
The Everett Herald reports the district’s final $185 million budget reflects cuts from nearly every category – the bulk though in staffing with the equivalent of 45 fewer full-time staff.
Sports programs have been eliminated in middle schools and high schoolers will have to shell out $125 a program. Kids will
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