Verbatim: Who’s going to win March Madness?
March 29, 2019
Come March each year, sports fans across the nation are swept up in basketball madness. As 68 teams compete to become the men’s NCAA Division I college basketball national champion, fans on the sidelines busy themselves with brackets and speculation.
So who’s going to be the 2018-19 March Madness champion? Palo Alto High School students weigh in.
![Charen Yu (left), the Palo Alto Unified School District chief business officer, presents the updated 2026-2027 budget during Tuesday's board meeting. According to Yu, expenditure changes are the primary reason for the deficit. “[Compared to the adopted budget], certificated salaries are up $18.8 million (which translates to 13.4%), classified salaries are up $11 million (or 17%), benefits are up $5.6 million and all other objects are down $2.9 million,” Yu said. “These are settled agreements with our bargaining partners. They are contractual obligations and they are the primary driver of the change.”](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/budget-presentation-300x225.jpeg)
