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New UCLA report shows extent of budget cuts on California high schools
- 03-17-2011
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By Claudia Bustamante/UCLA Newsroom
Budget cuts have left California high school students with fewer critical learning opportunities and have intensified the inequality between schools serving low- and high-income communities, according to a new UCLA report to be released during a teleconference at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 21. "Free Fall: Educational Opportunities in 2011" is the latest report on conditions and outcomes in California public schools by UCLA's Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access (IDEA). The report highlights the struggles of high school principals to cope with decreased education spending and the increased demands of families struggling through the economic crisis. The March 21 teleconference will include findings and comments by UCLA IDEA director John Rogers, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson and high school principals. (more...)
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