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East Contra Costa schools seeking new ways to save money
- 02-18-2010
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By Hannah Dreier/Contra Costa Times
Three East Contra Costa school districts — Byron Union, Oakley and Brentwood Union — are bracing for another year of sharp budget cuts, and their anger toward Sacramento is growing. "I feel like a crime has been committed, and it's not being called a crime," Byron Union School District Superintendent Eric Prater said. Prater proposes cutting approximately $1.4 million, or 12 percent, from Byron's budget for the 2010-11 school year. He suggests shortening the school year by three days, increasing all grade school class sizes to 31 students, and eliminating arts, music and remedial education programs, as well as the counseling programs, at the district's three schools. Prater estimates that at least 14 employees would be laid off. (more...)
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