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California education: Tallying cuts and costs
- 02-26-2010
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Blog by Anna Bloom/New York Times
A new round of rallies are planned for next week to protest the budget cuts in higher education and the resulting layoffs, furloughs and fee increases. Here are some numbers — from state and nonprofit sources — that describe education in public schools and colleges. 47 | California’s national rank in spending per pupil, K-12, in 2009. The state average is $7,571 per pupil — $2,400 below the national average. 74 | Number of positions that Superintendent Tony Smith of the Oakland Unified School District proposes to cut from the district’s central services. Among them are 14 from professional/curriculum development; 15 custodians and grounds workers; 21 from business, personnel, data management and school leadership; and 17 from school security. Currently, about 606 employees work in the district’s central services. (more...)
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