Valley schools take wary approach to state funds

11-09-2010

By Marc Benjamin/The Fresno Bee

The new state budget commits $1.7 billion more for schools, but with a big catch -- the money won't be available until July, the start of the new budget year. And with the Legislature's track record of shifting funds, school officials say they aren't banking on it. "It's like handing you a paycheck and saying it's not good until next year," said Michael Berg, superintendent of Central Unified School District in Fresno. "We are a little bit reluctant to believe them." The $1.7 billion is a partial reinstatement of K-12 funding cuts. Proposition 98, which guaranteed 40% of the state's budget would be spent on education, has been suspended, leaving schools short-changed by $7.3 billion over the past three years. But there's no guarantee schools will get a bigger share of Proposition 98 next year, because the state's financial struggles are far from over. (more…)

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