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Budget cuts gaining students' attention
- 04-29-2010
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By Emily Kay Shrader/Modesto Bee
The economy. Politics. Budget cuts. When most teens hear these words, they instantly check out, thinking there is no way they can have any say in these ongoing issues in American society. Think again. These are tough times in our schools. Some school districts have made painful cuts to programs and staff, and others will soon. Today, the members of The Bee's Teens in the Newsroom program present the first of a two-week project in which they examine from a student perspective the anxiety that budget cuts, real or rumored, are causing. Countless high school students in the Modesto City Schools district are speaking up in regard to the budget discussions that are affecting all schools and teachers. (more...)
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