The state budget crisis continues to take its toll on public education, creating a $23.8 million shortfall for the Irvine Unified School District alone.

Want to know how the governor’s budget proposal impacts IUSD? Or why school districts can’t use facilities dollars to cover operational expenses? Or why major budget decisions must be made by March?

Though Governor Schwarzenegger recently vowed to protect education from further reductions, his initial budget proposal for 2010-11 poses enormous challenges for school districts, most of which have already been decimated by cuts.

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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday signed an education reform package that will make California eligible to compete for funds through President Obama’s $4.35 billion Race to the Top (RTTT) initiative.

As we approach the winter recess, California’s fiscal crisis continues to impact the Irvine Unified School District, creating a projected shortfall of $14.7 million for 2010-11. In addition, our state finds itself with yet another multibillion-dollar revenue gap, and policymakers have not ruled out midyear cuts.

Budget experts have been scouring the thesaurus to come up with adjectives that describe California’s budget.