(CA Gov Jerry) Brown spares K-12 education from deep spending cuts

[alp227]

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

(01-10) 11:18 PST Sacramento --

Calling for a "vast and historic" reworking of state government finances, Gov. Jerry Brown Monday said he would release a $127.4 billion state budget for the 2011-12 fiscal year that includes dramatic spending cuts of $12.5 billion - including as much as a 10 percent cut in take-home pay for some state employees.

Brown's office vowed his budget proposals will protect one key area - kindergarten through 12th grade education - from any spending cuts.

At a news conference this morning, he said that K-12 education has "borne the brunt of spending reductions," in recent years and that "in this budget we keep them at current level of spending." Brown warned that the budget will be painful, and require individuals and businesses to sacrifice.

"It's time to restore California to fiscal solvency and put California back on the road to economic recovery and jobs," he said. "We are going to return decisions and authority as must as possible to cities and counties and schools, and that way there will be greater accountability and transparency and hopefully citizen participation."


Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/10/BASJ1H6RON.DTL

[benld74]

1. Thonk U Anuld!

[YvonneCa]

2. I watched Gov. Brown on the California....

...Channel as he presented his budget. Jerry knows what he is doing...and he is a breath of fresh air in California. :)

[27inCali]

3. Right the fuck on Jerry. This is why we voted for you.

[Bennyboy]

4. Watch the state workers fight this tooth and nail....

That you can bet.

[David__77]

5. As they should.

They've already been drained with furloughs and so on. I am so glad I left the public sector. You do a good job and become the brunt of scorn. The pay is less than comparable jobs for many positions...