Contra Costa Times: John Swett school district plans for more cuts after tax fails
The Stockton Record: Lincoln Unified Class sizes top spending priorities
Los Angeles Times: In Long Beach, a promise to help struggling students
Sacramento Bee: Stanislaus County schools still afford to build
Downey Patriot: Downey wins award for being a model character city
Sacramento Bee: Natomas schools' choice: Cut, or see state takeover
Modesto Bee: Modesto's Sylvan district may cut 8th-grade graduation
Los Angeles Daily News: Layoffs hit LAUSD support staff
Contra Costa Times: Antioch schools adjust to loss of campus police officers
The Orange County Register: Lawsuits push radical school-funding reform
The Modesto Bee: School budget too good to be true
Gazettes.com: State budget passes, impacts schools
Contra Costa Times: Mt. Diablo school board prepares for more layoffs
Eureka Times-Standard: School budget picture not much rosier than it was in May
The Modesto Bee: School budget too good to be true
San Jose Mercury News: State budget trick forces more schools to borrow
California School News: The good, the bad, the ugly: A preliminary glance at the budget deal
Los Angeles Times: State lawmakers OK budget ending record impasse
San Jose Mercury News: Op-ed: San Jose Unified fighting for kids' future
KPBS: Some schools borrowing money to stay afloat
The San Diego Union-Tribune: Protesters decry education, social service cuts in new state budget
The Press-Enterprise: California's school funding system broken, speakers say
The Orange County Register: Educators say budget plan could cost them later
Los Angeles Daily News: New LAUSD budget could include layoff of thousands
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: Money alone can't solve school predicament
Contra Costa Times: San Ramon Valley school district brings back one instructional day and another for staff development
California Chronicle: Alameda School board begins mulling over budget cuts
Burbank Leader: Despite stimulus, school districts still up against the wall
The San Bernardino Sun: School finance system gets an F
Willits News: Op-ed: For WUSD, tough times ahead
Contra Costa Times: Dougherty Valley schools swamped with more kids than expected
The San Diego Union–Tribune: Ramona school administrators will take cuts to compensation
KXJZ/Capital Public Radio: Districts waiting to re-hire teachers until there's a budget
San Diego Union-Tribune: S.D. teacher layoffs possible this time
The Desert Sun: Union, Coachella Valley Unified School District cut deal
Petaluma Argus-Courier: Budget cuts force educators to get creative with their teaching
San Gabriel Valley Tribune: Budget clouds school year opening
Torrance Daily Breeze: Will packed Torrance classes push the learning out
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: Teachers still spending their own money on classroom supplies
The Press-Enterprise: Riverside cuts school busing, even to distant homes
The San Diego Union-Tribune: Another East County school district reports deficit spending
Barstow Desert Dispatch: BUSD faces decision on budget
Culver City Patch: Culver City Schools Brace for More Cuts
North County Times: VUSD middle schools suspend extracurricular sports
The Fresno Bee: Budget cuts force Valley class sizes to grow
Stockton Record: Lodi Unified teachers ratify concession-laden contract
Ventura County Star: Op-ed: Schools suffer as lawmakers ignore budget duty
California School News: Legislative session ends without a state budget
The Sacramento Bee: Sacramento-area schools await U.S. aid
Ventura County Star: Op-ed: Schools suffer as lawmakers ignore budget duty
The San Bernardino Sun: Colton school district looks at major cuts
San Gabriel Valley Tribune: Cash-strapped Pasadena USD announces committee to study school closures, consolidation
Contra Costa Times: City pays to keep three Richmond schools open
Mercury News: Should California teachers be graded by students scores?
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: Jobs bill tardy for schools
The Californian: School district vows to spend wisely
Fontana Herald News: FUSD implements 'drastic measures' due to state's financial crisis
Orange County Register: Saddleback school district imposes 13.5% pay cut
Glendale News-Press: Students answer the bell
The Fresno Bee: Educators in Fresno push for fed funds
Paradise Post: School deal: Cut 4 days, open libraries
Ventura County Star: Moorpark students return to bigger classes, shorter school year
North County Times: State deferrals leave school districts scrambling for cash flow
Ventura County Star: Moorpark students return to bigger classes, shorter school year
North County Times: State deferrals leave school districts scrambling for cash flow
Marin Independent Journal: Marin schools forced to borrow after state freezes funds
The San Mateo Daily Journal: Schools plan for less cash
News10: State budget axe affecting school student enrollment
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Budget update shows Pajaro Valley schools facing fiscal challenge
Contra Costa Times: California school funding delay could force districts into short-term borrowing
The Desert Sun: School support staff shrinks
San Bernardino Sun: Editorial: Budget tardiness hurts classrooms
Desert Sun: Deal would cut staff salaries at Desert Sands Unified School District
Folsom Telegraph: School district fights for more funding
Redding Record-Searchlight: Schools start with tighter budgets, fewer teachers and staff
Santa Rosa Press-Democrat: Students coming back to cuts in classrooms
Long Beach Press-Telegram: Big classes could affect school gains
Paradise Post: Students restricted from PUSD libraries
Ventura County Star: Ventura County's schools rent out facilities to earn a little money during summer
Marin Independent Journal: Op-ed: Our challenge to be hopeful
The Sacramento Bee: Schools pack in more kids to cope with cuts
Visalia Times-Delta: Tulare County schools' budgets cut; class sizes up
The Press-Enterprise: Study: Classroom spending in state drops from 2003-09
The Santa-Clarita Valley Signal: Superintendent: Budget will remain rocky for 2 to 5 years
Lodi News Sentinel: Lodi Unified School District office services cut due to budget
The San Diego Union-Tribune: Paying the price for cuts
The Californian: California budget cuts affect Monterey County school districts' first day of classes
Torrance Daily Breeze: Health costs rise for Torrance teachers as a result of layoff fears
Tulare Advance-Register: Tulare County schools' budgets cut; class sizes up
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: Lawsuit intended to prevent state from shortchanging our students
San Diego Union-Tribune: Sweetwater opens campuses to corporate ads
The Riverside Press-Enterprise: Beneath the thousands of teacher layoffs are stories of uncertain futures for Inland families
KPBS: Oceanside Unified changes health care program to save jobs
The Sacramento Bee: School nurses fewer in Sacramento County
Chico Enterprise-Record: Parents, educators speak against further school cuts
Ventura County Reporter: Local elementary schools face major fiscal shortfalls, possible closures
Pasadena Star-News: Our View: Stand with local school districts
Contra Costa Times: Report: End of federal stimulus funding to trigger significant teacher layoffs nationwide
The Modesto Bee: Modesto City Schools board vacillates on outsourcing counselors
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: Pomona USD passes budget, rescinds layoff notices
Contra Costa Times: Trustees begin to tighten budget
Chico Enterprise-Record: Chico USD-union accord called 'vital step' begin to tighten budget
The Stockton Record: Calaveras Unified school budget outlook even bleaker than expected
The Bakersfield Californian: Local districts make state's fiscally troubled list
The Orange County Register: Capo district borrows against reserve to pass budget
The San Diego Union Tribune: School board OKs $100 million in cuts
Riverside Press-Enterprise: Riverside Unified confirms 117 teacher lay offs
Visalia Times-Delta: Editorial: No more well for Visalia Unified School District to dip into
The Sacramento Bee: School districts cut summertime free lunch programs
Los Angeles Daily News: Some Calif. cities OK higher taxes for schools
San Jose Mercury News: Summer school classes vanishing as South Bay students scramble for options
North County Times: Escondido, San Marcos tighten belts in school budgets
The Desert Sun: Coachella Valley Unified School District adopts budget that's $6 million short
Visalia Times-Delta: Editorial: No more well for Visalia Unified School District to dip into
Marysville Appeal-Democrat: Assistant principals, sports slashed in MJUSD
San Jose Mercury News: Redwood City school board approves teacher cuts
San Bernardino Sun: State moves to pay Redlands Unified School District on time
The Orange County Register: Class sizes, custodians hit by Saddleback's $33 million in cuts
North County Times: Oceanside: School district to end most transportation
Contra Costa Times: Union talks are stalled, but Mt. Diablo board to vote on cuts anyway
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: School board approves $2.5m in cuts
San Francisco Chronicle: Schools budget calls for hard cuts across board
The Sacramento Bee: Sac City teachers approve contract givebacks
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Santa Cruz Schools trustees approve $55 million budget
Los Angeles Times: LAUSD layoffs expected, but thousands of jobs are being saved
The Fresno Bee: FUSD anticipates job cuts or furloughs
San Jose Mercury News: East Side cuts target counselors, student activities directors
Contra Costa Times: Union negotiations stalled in Mt. Diablo, budget cuts loom
The San Mateo Daily Journal: Millbrae shortens school year
Santa Maria Times: Dire budget report given
The Desert Sun: School district to cut 112 more jobs
The Sacramento Bee: Sacramento City schools, teachers union reach deal
Long Beach Press-Telegram: Long Beach schools facing $100 million in cuts over next few years
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: Chino district readies for deficit
San Gabriel Valley Tribune: Mountain View School District to lay off 72 teachers
Contra Costa Times: Loss of pink-slipped teachers looms for schools throughout East Bay
Chico Enterprise-Record: Paradise school libraries set to close
The San Diego Union-Tribune: District, teachers reach 3-year deal, ending tough talks
USA Today: Union, Megan Fox want funds to stop mass teacher layoffs
Long Beach Press-Telegram: Long Beach school board braces for more cuts
USA Today: Major cuts: High schools face hard economic lessons
The Sacramento Bee: Elk Grove teachers accept concessions to save jobs
Contra Costa Times: More work needed to address Antioch school budget shortfall
The Union Democrat: Schools bracing for more cutbacks
The San Luis Obispo Tribune: Lucia Mar trustees to take a pay cut
Red Bluff Daily News: Op-ed: Consequences of school funding cuts
Tracy Press: More cuts loom for schools
The San Mateo Daily Journal: School layoffs made official
The Sacramento Bee: Natomas Unified closes all 8 elementary school libraries
Napa Valley Register: 39 teachers get pink slips
The Modesto Bee: Unions, Modesto City Schools closing in on deals
The Oakland Tribune: Oakland teachers, parents plan protest bike ride to Sacramento
Long Beach Press Telegram: LBUSD-teacher labor talks center on furlough plans
The Oakland Tribune: More than 100 teachers to be laid off in Newark, New Haven school districts
San Francisco Chronicle: State education cuts hurt economy, report says
USA Today: Union, Megan Fox want funds to stop mass teacher layoffs
The Press-Enterprise: Corona-Norco teachers agree to pay cuts to save jobs
San Diego News Room: School boards face tough choices, limited options in state's fiscal crisis
The Sacramento Bee: Recession ravaging region's adult education classes
News10: State spending on prison inmates outweighs spending on students in K-12
The Sacramento Bee: Recession ravaging region's adult education classes
The San Diego Union-Tribune: Trustees face hard budget choices
Long Beach Press-Telegram: LBUSD may be down to one social worker for entire district
North County Times: Editorial: Little to love in schools' budget mess
The Acorn: District calls for shorter school year
The Modesto Bee: Merced City School District cuts back on workers
Los Angeles Times: California takes new tack in bid for U.S. school funding
North County Times: Teacher layoff rescinded in Escondido, possibly Poway
Contra Costa Times: Mt. Diablo school board to vote on reduced hours for office workers
American School Board Journal: Dealing with Decline
Press-Enterprise: Jurupa school board OKs shorter school year
Press-Telegram: Long Beach school district to eliminate 90 non-teaching positions
The Bakersfield Californian: BCSD considers laying off 100 workers
The Orange County Register: Capo strike closely watched across state
San Jose Mercury News: Schools try fundraisers to save music, sports, small classes
Hi-Desert Star: School district to charge for buses
California Independent Voter Network: California charter schools draw bipartisan support, but fail to live up to the hype
Barstow Desert Dispatch: BUSD lays out options as budget talks continue
North County Times: Lake Elsinore district, teachers reach deal
San Luis Obispo Tribune: Paso Robles student programs get slashed
San Luis Obispo Tribune: San Luis Coastal faces some painful cuts
The Washington Post: Sen. Harkin proposes $23 billion bailout for schools
California Watch: Increasing number of students will face shortened school year
Voice of San Diego: School Board: Let's Not Chase Money
Barstow Desert Dispatch: BUSD lays out options as budget talks continue
The Orange County Register: Irvine may help cash-strapped schools