Paterson wavered on whether he would include $ 1.4 billion
in education cuts in next week's emergency spending bill - a gamechanger that many believe could lead to a government shutdown.
Still, supporters of the millionaires tax said it would come up again, predicting that once the full brunt of the $ 1.2 billion
in education cuts was felt voters would clamor for the surcharge.
Mr. Porter said he and Mr. Specter agreed on $ 1 billion
in education cuts, including $ 235 million from the Safe and Drug - Free Schools program...
Schools of the Air was one of the programs to be cut in a bid to save $ 64 million
in education cuts, but Premier Mark McGowan and Education Minister Sue Ellery have reversed that decision, saying the efforts to find savings had gone too far.
Gov. Schwarzenegger is proposing about $ 4.5 billion in budget cuts — including $ 2.5 billion
in education cuts — along with tax increases, to help plug a deficit that has ballooned to more than $ 11 billion.
Furthermore, if the measure fails, California students stand to lose $ 6 billion
in education cuts.
Educators have since recoiled at the Trump administration's budget proposal detailing more than $ 9 billion
in education cuts, including to after - school programs that serve mostly poor children.
While the nine - member council ultimately voted 8 — 1 to accept a budget that includes $ 700,000
in education cuts, they strongly denounced any plans to cut teachers» jobs.