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Familiar struggles in education this year
- 01-07-2010
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By Lisa Schiff/San Francisco Beyond Chron
It’s the start of a new year, but optimism is already running low. Federal stimulus and recovery monies from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) momentarily staved off cataclysmic disasters, but were not sufficient to make up for the epic budget gaps facing states, local governments and school districts. California has been among the hardest states hit and all of our social services, including education, bear the marks. The grim reality of 2009 continues into 2010. It says a lot that one of the bright spots this year will be the much awaited appearance of a new student assignment policy for the San Francisco Unified School District, which has been undergoing an intensive redesign process. (more...)
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