Central Oregon school districts are implementing significant budget cuts for the 2026-27 school year. This is due to shrinking enrollment, rising costs, and reduced state funding. Bend-La Pine cut $7 million, Redmond $3.5 million, and Jefferson County $2 million. Despite these reductions, the districts avoided staff layoffs. They achieved this through attrition and reassigning employees, though class sizes may increase.
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