alif. budget crisis forces schools to slash programs, fire teachers, expand class sizes

by E Wayne Ross on July 3, 2009

Calif. budget crisis forces schools to slash programs, fire teachers, expand class sizes

Budget crisis forces deep cuts at Calif. schools

RICHMOND, Calif. — California’s historic budget crisis threatens to devastate a public education system that was once considered a national model but now ranks near the bottom in school funding and academic achievement.