Why California must fund music education
31 July 2009
The budget straits the state of California is facing are forcing our leaders to make a series of pernicious choices with legacy implications. One such choice is whether to fund music programming or refocus our funding priorities to the “core academics” (which happen to be those subjects tested in the statewide testing system). I propose that [...]
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2009 bad, 2010 may be ‘catastrophic,’ schools chief says
31 July 2009
Officials at the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District have been in marathon meetings all week trying to figure out how to deal with the $13 million in state budget cuts the schools have sustained this year and last. “It’s going to be awful,” said district Superintendent Dennis Smith after about eight hours of budget meetings. “It’s [...]
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School District Not Surprised by State Budget Cuts
31 July 2009
The latest round of proposed state budget cuts to public education did not come as a surprise to the Berkeley Unified School District. California lawmakers reached a deal with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger July 21 to close California’s $24 billion budget deficit by making deep cuts in almost every area, including $6 billion in education. In February, the [...]
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School districts still awaiting final word on state budget cuts
28 July 2009
School district officials are anxiously waiting for details on the recently approved state budget and how it will affect the upcoming school year.The budget, which helps solve a $26.3 billion deficit, includes $4.3 billion in cuts to K-12 schools and community colleges. “I’m scared about the next year - it’s all extremely worrisome,” said Lisa Shoemaker, [...]
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