State Mistake. Less Education Money For Local Schools

(Richmond)- Schools across Virginia will get less money than they planned after a miscalculation from the Virginia Department of Education and lawmakers say the problem can’t be fixed immediately. A spokesperson for the state education department says the problem stems from a mistake with an online calculation tool that incorrectly overstated the amount of state aid going to local school divisions by roughly $201 million. They say the formula used for estimations didn’t reflect a change related to a recent grocery tax cut.