This episode of Seattle Hall Pass covers the October 17 Budget Work Session, the second in a set of 10 meetings that will span the entire school year.

Some of the topics covered are:

• Why Seattle Public Schools needs to cut $105 million
• Cost-saving ideas being tossed around
• Potential criteria for school closures and consolidations
• The budget-planning timeline, and how the election will play into that
• An initial report on the key takeaways from the Well-Resourced Schools community meetings 

For sources on the facts cited in the podcast and other supporting documentation, see our show notes here.

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