Omaha Public Schools is facing a $50 million budget shortfall after a massive state aid miscalculation—reporting 100% of students as poverty-level when only 72% qualified. The district wrongly claimed inflated aid, then tried to re-claim it, prompting the state to claw back the funds. Now, with transparency concerns raised by Senator Christy Armendariz and the Nebraska Department of Education taking responsibility, OPS is scrambling to balance books. A potential property tax hike looms, pending valuation updates, while teachers’ unions agreed to a 1.5% raise to avoid layoffs and wage freezes.
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