What to know about the Salem-Keizer School District’s $23 million proposed budget cuts

Local schools would lose 60 teachers and 60 other employees next year under a budget-cutting plan Salem-Keizer School District leaders released Monday.
That’s part of an effort to cut $23 million from expected spending next year. The state’s second-largest district is losing nearly 1,000 students per year, which means less state money coming in to pay school operations.
Salem-Keizer Superintendent Andrea Castañeda said it’s possible the district can avoid layoffs by moving employees to jobs…
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I’m curious about blended classrooms, where a single teacher instructs two grades. Why were they instituted in the first place, and why are they now targeted for elimination?