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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