Irvine school board OKs $19.8 million in spending cuts

Alexis Bergjans, The Orange County Register The Irvine Unified School District Board of Education unanimously approved more than $19.8 million in cuts and budget reductions for the next two years and submitted a "positive" interim budget report to the county superintendent's office on Tuesday. The cuts, to close the district's deficit and demonstrate IUSD's ability to meet its financial obligations, include more than $7.8 million in ongoing savings and almost $12 million in one-time fiscal fixes...