SACRAMENTO, CA - While Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger pledged to maintain education spending in California as part of this week's State of the State address, many educators say a closer look at the latest budget proposal shows otherwise.
Education administrators and lobbyists say they found additional cuts totaling $2.4 billion.
Kevin Gordon, a lobbyist with School Innovations and Advocacy, said the cut is on top of the $18 billionschools already lost.
"The schools are going to have to shut their doors at some point," Gordon said. "They can't exist if you can't make sure the building still stands and some of those basic things are there that set the stage forteaching."
Sacramento County superintendent Dave Gordon, said the solution to education cuts is simple -- the governor needs to speak up.