When D.C. Public Schools released its budget Monday, the news seemed pretty good — a catastrophic $150 million shortfall had been partially plugged by extra funds from the mayor, but a shortfall remained nonetheless.
Many schools, particularly at the middle and high school levels, saw their budgets shrink. Terry Lynch, vice president of the Schools Without Walls Senior High School’s PTA, and Linwood Jolly, president of the Home & School Association, detailed the implications in letters to City Council Chairman Kwame Brown and Mayor Vincent Gray on Friday.
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