Survey shows how California schools are coping with budget cut pains

06-15-2010

By Rupa Dev/New America Media

Faced with budget cuts, K-12 public schools in California are grappling with terrible choices about what should get the ax. A new survey of almost 400 schools finds the cuts over the last two years were felt everywhere from grounds upkeep to instructional material to school nurses. The online survey, administered by the California Department of Education, asked administrators in county offices of education, school districts, and charter schools about how they balanced their budgets in light of state budget cuts to public education. “The survey found that administrators made a valiant effort to make cuts in areas that affect students the least,” said Tina Jung, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Education. (more...)

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