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Thursday, December 3, 2009

District urging state to rethink ed funding - Education - SignOnSanDiego.com


District urging state to rethink ed funding - Education - SignOnSanDiego.com:

"SAN DIEGO — Rather than cut $200 million from its $1.2 billion operating budget to offset massive funding reductions that are anticipated from the state, the San Diego school board wants the Legislature to rethink how it funds education.

Otherwise, trustees might just take drastic measures of their own.

The San Diego school board passed a resolution last night that calls on the state to avoid making “draconian cuts … that will decimate the quality of education for all students.” Proposed by trustee Richard Barrera, the resolution goes on to state that the cuts could be avoided, “if the governor and state legislators make decisions to reform tax benefits for corporations or consider other new revenue options … .”"