San Mateo Daily Journal: "One year ago, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell anticipated having $18 billion more to spend on students in the state than his department has today.
That dollar amount was hoped for before the state found itself in its current financial quagmire. The loss of revenue has prevented class-size reduction, diminishing the achievement gap and funding more career technical programs, O’Connell said at a town hall meeting last night hosted by state Assemblyman Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo.
“The budget is ugly. No matter how bad I say it is — it’s worse,” O’Connell said."
That dollar amount was hoped for before the state found itself in its current financial quagmire. The loss of revenue has prevented class-size reduction, diminishing the achievement gap and funding more career technical programs, O’Connell said at a town hall meeting last night hosted by state Assemblyman Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo.
“The budget is ugly. No matter how bad I say it is — it’s worse,” O’Connell said."