Survey shows adult education cuts helped balance school budgets
California school districts relied heavily on cuts to adult education programs to balance their current budgets, findings from a Legislative Analyst's Office survey released today show.
Seventy-one percent of the 231 state school districts that responded to the survey reported shifting money away from adult education during the 2009-2010 school year using newly granted flexibility.
The survey also found that the flexibility has had a positive impact in helping school district's balance budgets.
More than 75 percent of districts reported that they made major or minor changes to their adult education programs.
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Seventy-one percent of the 231 state school districts that responded to the survey reported shifting money away from adult education during the 2009-2010 school year using newly granted flexibility.
The survey also found that the flexibility has had a positive impact in helping school district's balance budgets.
More than 75 percent of districts reported that they made major or minor changes to their adult education programs.
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