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Sunday, December 27, 2009

Natomas budget cuts hit classrooms; parents worried - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee


Natomas budget cuts hit classrooms; parents worried - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee:

"Natomas Unified School District officials have reached deep into classrooms to balance their budget.

They have cut days from the school year, reduced class periods for most juniors and seniors, relaxed graduation requirements and eliminated summer school.

And parents are worried."

Comment:

  • coopmike48 wrote on 12/27/2009 07:06:50 AM:
    School Boards have become hit men for the legislature. No matter how committed they are to our kids, our schools, no matter how they regret the cuts, their onerous job has become little more than rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. School Board members are public servants for the most part, spending countless hours, doing thankless work for our kids and community. When they fail to do the impossible, it is not for lack of trying. Talk to your school board members, they are on our side. Our communities must come together to support our kids and our schools. Tell the legislature to do their jobs and our school boards will take care of our schools.