Monday, November 23, 2009

voiceofsandiego.org: Schooled...




voiceofsandiego.org: Schooled...

Bright and Early EMILY ALPERT


The almighty dollar strikes again in your morning newsblitz! It ain't pretty out there:

We blog on two clashing views on what it takes to do "zero-based budgeting" -- one way that San Diego Unified wants to revamp its financial planning -- and how the school board is nudging labor unions to look at ways to save money on health and welfare benefits.

The Union-Tribune does a Q & A with embattled Southwestern College President Raj Chopra. "I am being penalized for doing what the public expects a good public officer to do," he tells Tanya Sierra. In more controversial college news, there's a swirl of speculation over who will fill the spot after San Diego State's athletic director resigned, the Union-Tribune reports.

The University of California just hiked tuition by 32 percent, despite a storm of protests statewide. Here's the deets from the San Francisco Chronicle, the Sacramento Bee, the Union-Tribune and the Los Angeles Times.