Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Governor rescinds regional school transportation cuts | SouthCoastToday.com


Governor rescinds regional school transportation cuts | SouthCoastToday.com:

"After seeing the damage it was doing, Gov. Deval Patrick has reversed his October decision to cut $18 million from regional school district transportation budgets, state Secretary of Education Paul Reville told The Standard-Times Monday.

'In our view, the bottom line is that this is another example of this governor's extraordinary commitment to education,' Reville said.

Two months ago, the governor announced a list of so-called 9C cuts, named for the section of law that permits him to make line-item cuts without the approval of the Legislature."