November 21, 2023
A sweeping state review of existing K-12 school district audits released Wednesday raised the prospect that more than half of third graders could be held back in coming years, and elicited questions from top state leaders over just how effective a $2.6 billion boost in state funding for education will be. The 154-page report, made public during a Wednesday meeting of the Executive Branch Audit Committee, also raised concerns about funding for free lunches lapsing and a state education agency lacking power to command accountability. It comes after Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo and Democratic lawmakers spent much of the 2023 legislative feuding over education policy, including how best to track how districts will spend the largest K-12 budget in state history.
The community, specifically teachers, have asked the Humboldt County School District (HCSD) Board of Trustees to evaluate what it might look like to convert the HCSD from a five to four-day schedule.
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