The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board has spent the past few weeks trying to cut costs in order to present a balanced budget to the provincial government.
The group “People for Education” says the public school board is just one of 11 across the north that finds itself in a deficit situation.
Annie Kidder is a spokesperson for the group and says its forcing the boards to make some tough decisions.
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Kidder says while the province has increased funding for education over the past couple of years, the new funding formula has penalized the northern boards and cost them money.
