School Beat: Resist the Governor and Protest the BudgetLisa Schiffbyline‚ Apr. 17‚ 2008California’s budget deadline is looming, posing a potential crisis of huge magnitude for our state’s public schools, should it pass as it currently stands. Governor Schwarzenegger continues to eye a $4 billion public education cut to help winnow down a near $17 billion dollar shortfall. By mid-May, he is meant to submit a revised budget, updated with more accurate revenue and deficit projections. This modified version is what the legislature is supposed to vote on come June 15th. That gives public education supporters just shy of a month to ramp up the pressure on our elected officials, especially the Governor, making it clear that this ill-conceived, malevolent and irresponsible budget is unacceptable. And ramp up, we must. |