Protecting education is critical even in recession

03-09-2010

Editorial/Oakland Tribune

Students, teachers and school employees in the Bay Area, state and across the nation held demonstrations Thursday protesting reductions in education funding. They demanded lower college tuition charges, higher teacher salaries and an end to cuts in school classes and programs. Their frustration is understandable. Over the past few years California has reduced funding for higher education, forcing huge increases in college fees. Cuts in K-12 spending have resulted in teacher and staff layoffs, fewer and larger classes and a loss of programs such as music, sports and the arts. The nationwide recession, which is particularly severe in California, has diminished tax revenues and has resulted in huge budget deficits that portend even more reductions in government spending on everything, including education. (more...)

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