S.F. City College students, faculty protest impending massive cuts to classes and teachers
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Students exit classes inside the Creative Arts building at City College of San Francisco s Ocean Campus in San Francisco on February 12, 2020.Jessica Christian / The Chronicle
City College of San Francisco students and faculty are planning to protest against major cuts to the school’s staff on Thursday night. The proposed cuts follow reports that City College is at risk of insolvency and a takeover by the state because it hasn’t cut its payroll enough to compensate for a huge loss of students.
The demonstration is part of continued pushback to the impending budget cuts, and comes just a few weeks before City College’s trustees are set to vote on cuts to full-time faculty on May 10. Last month, officials sent out 163 layoff warnings to full-time teachers, and expect to lay off an additional 447 part-time teachers for next fall, slashing hundreds of classes in the p
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Gov. Gavin Newsom outlines his 2021-2022 state budget proposal during a news conference on Jan. 8, 2021.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom outlines his 2021-2022 state budget proposal during a news conference on Jan. 8, 2021.
February 18, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed cost-of-living adjustment for school districts part of his $89.2 billion 2021-2022 education budget pending before the Legislature could turn the tide for some cash-strapped districts that were bracing for budget cuts.
In 2020, when California’s Department of Finance anticipated a major tax revenue shortfall due to the pandemic, county superintendents delivered stern warnings to school districts: plan for zero cost-of-living adjustments for the foreseeable future. That would have left school districts to grapple with the added costs of distance learning but with less revenue from the state.
–The Paso Robles Joint Unified School District Board of Trustees met for four hours Saturday morning to craft a response to the San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury Report. The report, “Paso Robles School District: A Cautionary Tale”, criticizes the previous board for financial mismanagement during the tenure of former Superintendent Chris Williams and his board of trustees.
–Read the entire grand jury report below the story–
The board agreed 5-1 to hire independent legal counsel to help craft its response. Board President Chris Arend voted no, Trustee Lance Gannon did not attend the meeting. Two former board members called in to the meeting to address their actions while serving on the board. Joel Peterson and Joan Summers called into the special meeting to defend the actions of the previous board.