KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Several Kalamazoo school districts are joining other educators in calling Lansing lawmakers to find a resolution amid an education budget battle.

The fight is part of a larger funding issue that could trigger a state government shutdown next month.

This week, eight superintendents signed a letter penned by the superintendent of Kalamazoo Regional Education Service Agency. School leaders said the deadlock in the Capitol could put state payments to districts at risk come October, when schools usually expect a paycheck from the state.

Previously, several superintendents in and around Kalamazoo County said that the rift between lawmaker proposals made it hard for schools to know for sure what they could expect when submitting their own budgets earlier in the year.

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