seattle school district

School Officials Juggle Budget Deficits, Swine Flu

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 08/24/2009 - 3:20am

Fifty-six million kids are heading back to school this fall. It's shaping up to be a year when schools face more demands with fewer resources.

We have three reports on the challenges confronting schools this year. Jennifer Wing of member station KPLU reports reports on the Seattle School District's 34 million dollar deficit.

NPR's Greg Allen reports on what school officials in the Miami-Dade system will do when money from the economic stimulus package runs out.