There will be no relief from the poor economic conditions that have plagued much of the nation and especially California in recent times. That was evident following Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget proposal for the upcoming 2010-11 fiscal year. For public schools, the outlook remains bleak.
With the state showing a mid-year budget shortfall of approximately $7 billion, the situation gets even worse as we look ahead to 2010-11. In our next fiscal year, the state budget deficit is projected to be around $20 billion. Although Gov. Schwarzenegger claimed in his State of the State address that he wanted to protect schools, his budget proposal fails to back up his words.
