I forgot I had this blog up but I guess you could say it’s timely… California education is going down the tubes due to a whopping $44 billion deficit that will slash school budgets (and probably send teachers like me to the streets).

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/on-education/2009/1/12/state-budget-woes-could-lead-to-shorter-school-year.html

Facing a massive budget deficit, California is considering shortening the school year by five days, a move that would save the state $1.1 billion. But the proposal is causing uproar among families and educators, who say the consequences would be disastrous, the Los Angeles Times reports. State schools Superintendent Jack O’Connell told the paper the move would hurt low-income and minority children because affluent school districts will most likely have the funds to remain open all 180 days of the school year. If the California legislature agrees to cut the school calendar, the state will join North Dakota, Kentucky, and a few other states that require the least number of school days.

Yay! Maybe it’s time for me to go pursue that law degree after all.