From the Association of California School Administrators
The Stark
Reality in California's Schools
Over the last two years, more than $17 billion has already been cut from
education. California's schools rank at the very bottom of all 50 states
in staff-to-student ratios, and nearly last in the nation in per-pupil
spending. In addition, libraries have been virtually wiped out, while arts,
music, sports, advanced placement and other essential programs have been
eliminated from the curriculum
After decades of budget cuts and our students being forced to do "more
with less," a recent report from UCLA, entitled "Educational
Opportunities in Hard Times," found that 67 percent of principals in
California reported that class sizes increased this year, with 74 percent of
elementary school principals reporting larger class sizes. The same study
showed that 75 percent of principals reported that summer school had been
reduced or eliminated.
