Revenue Shortfall Prompts Big School Cuts in California
The California legislature adopted $857 million in education budget cuts last week, meeting the governor's goal for reining in state spending in the face of a significant budget shortfall.
The legislature voted Jan. 30 in a special session to adopt large portions of Gov. Gray Davis' package of rescissions to the 2001-02 budget, which contained $45.4 billion for K-12 education. Lawmakers did, however, swap some recommendations for changes more to their liking.
The cuts were part of a $2.16 billion package of overall cuts based...
This article is available to subscribers only.
To keep reading this article and more, subscribe now or purchase this article.
Already have an account? Please login.
Subscribe to Education Week and Save
Get a full year and save up to 45%!
Most Popular Stories
Viewed
Emailed
Recommended
Commented
- Superintendent
- Pinellas County Schools, Pinellas County, FL
- 2 Positions -Associate Superintendent and Chief Academic Officer, and Director of Human of Resources
- Washington County Public Schools, Hagerstown, MD
- Program Coordinator
- Institute for Educational Advancement, South Pasadena, CA
- Principals
- Prince George's County Public Schools, MD
- Elementary School Teacher
- Success Academy Charter Schools, New York, NY
