Wait, so you're telling me you didn't cut the public school budget? No, we did not. Matter of fact, we did something. We did something called held harmless, meaning although their student population dropped, we still gave them the same dollar amount. because we knew there was learning loss due to Covid. Now, during the budgetary cycle, when the council and this and the mayor's office go back and forth and spar over the budget, it's not the final product. (37:24–37:34)
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Asserts that despite a drop in student population, schools received the same funding amount.
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