Schools Matter: Save money and improve education at the same time: A suggestion

Schools Matter: Save money and improve education at the same time: A suggestion

Save money and improve education at the same time: A suggestion

by skrashen

Sent to the Los Angeles Daily News, Dec 15.

Re: "Gov.-elect Jerry Brown says money for schools could be chopped by up to 20-25 percent," Dec, 15.

California can save a lot of money by eliminating programs that aren’t doing any good. A good place to start is the High School Exit Exam.

Analyst Jo Ann Behm has estimated that the combined state and local costs of California's high school exit