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CBS News
12-05-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Little Falls grapples with possible school closure amid budget shortfall
The Little Falls community is urging school administrators to reconsider closing one of the district's three elementary schools. It's the latest example of how budget shortfalls are plaguing school districts across the state. The main entrance to Dr. SG Knight Elementary School has turned into a campaign showing how deeply personal this is. The principal says it pulls at the heartstrings. The countdown until summer isn't an exciting one here. Jessie Martin has a 7 year old at Knight. If the school closes, the other options are at least 15 miles away. "My son loses relationships, loses friendships and might not get to see his friends on a daily basis," Martin said. "Hopefully you're not late. Hopefully you're not late to work. It means getting up earlier if you do have work. It's longer days for them." According to administrators at Little Falls Community Schools, it's been long days and nights grappling with what Superintendent Greg Johnson warns could be a $1 million shortfall in the next few years, and that's after the district's already cut $3 million last year. The issue isn't COVID money drying up, it's falling enrollment. There are 1,000 fewer students in the district now than there were 30 years ago, with the same amount of schools. "We can't sustain with the amount of students we have, inflationary concerns and state mandates that dictate our budget," Johnson said. He says he knows closing Knight will be painful, but it's not final. Other ideas the district is considering include merging the middle and high school and even transitioning to a four-day week, which Johnson thinks could even boost enrollment. "With more students coming in, we can generate more revenue with families," he said. Another option to raise revenue is through raising taxes, which will need to be put on the November ballot. The district conducted a survey of parents and community members and will share those results at a board meeting on Monday night. Johnson says the final decision could be made within weeks.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Novata Launches Tech-Enabled ESG Due Diligence Solution to Streamline Investment Workflows
Solution connects diligence data to post-deal value creation, eliminating inefficiencies and aligning with deal team priorities NEW YORK, April 23, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Novata, the private markets' leading sustainability management partner, today announced the launch of its new ESG Due Diligence solution to enable deal professionals to request, review, and contextualize sustainability data, pre-investment, in a single, secure environment, and seamlessly connect it to post-deal monitoring. Novata's new solution minimizes the burden on deal teams by centralizing the diligence workflow: requesting, reviewing, and analyzing data, in one secure location. Users can quickly assess potential risks and opportunities, then automatically share the sustainability data collected during diligence to their portfolio monitoring environment on Novata - creating a clear line of sight from diligence through exit. Key features of Novata's Due Diligence solution include: Self-serve setup and secure access management across deal teams and targets. Real-time comparison of diligence data to portfolio and market benchmarks. Collaborative workflows for metric-level data review and targeted follow-up. Digitized scoring that generates concise, actionable outputs. Full integration with Novata's monitoring platform to track performance over time. "While assessing sustainability factors has become a standard part of the investment process, traditional diligence workflows have historically been resource-intensive, disconnected from holding-period value creation, and lacking actionable outputs," said Jessie Martin, Global Head of Advisory at Novata. "Novata's new offering delivers a pragmatic and cost-effective alternative that investment teams can adopt without burden or disruption." By combining intuitive technology with optional Advisory services, Novata's solution significantly reduces costs and connects diligence data to measurable financial outcomes across the holding period. "We designed the platform to meet deal teams where they are," said Patrick Crowley, Head of Product, Investors at Novata. "With an intuitive setup to automated insights, It's a smarter, scalable approach that makes sustainability diligence a natural part of the investment lifecycle." Novata is on a mission to empower private markets to achieve a more sustainable and inclusive form of capitalism. To learn more about Novata, visit the website and follow Novata on LinkedIn to keep up with the company's latest news and insights. About Novata Novata is the private markets' sustainability management partner. We empower hundreds of investment firms and approximately 10,000 companies to achieve their sustainability goals with our trusted data management platform and advisory practice—because it's good for business and it's good for the planet. Learn more at View source version on Contacts Katie Stueberpress@
