Why are there school budget cuts?

Question

I tried looking up websites that tell me why exactly schools have to make cuts in the budget almost each year, but nothing but lousy websites that have little to do with my question come up.

Can anyone let me know why exactly this happens? What's the purpose? When the money is cut, where has that cut money gone?

Answer 1

School's get the most tax money. When other state funded projects need money, they take it from the source with the most money. They are still the most highly funded, but the schools have to be on a budget, because each one is only alloted so much money. If there are cuts,because the miney is needed else where, then schools start downsizing, so that they have enough money to keep the school running.

Answer 2

it really doesn't matter, they have too much money as it is. so even if they cut (a lot of times when they say cut, what they actually mean is they cut the rate at which they grow the budget or raise it, so its actually not a cut, because lots of times they are scheduled to grow by a certain percentage each year) they usually still have more money anyways which is still too much.

Answer 3

Assuming the money is comng from the government or state. They have a right to take it away for whatever reason that may be to use more money for something else. Don't quote me on this though. So the school has to give something up.

Answer 4

teachers want pay increases.
so you have to cut things, to give the teachers the money

Answer 5

Blame the NEA. Like all unions, they rob us.