Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ,please Stop the California Education Budget Cuts!!

~On Jan. 10, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger released a proposed budget for 2008, that includes cuts for most state programs, but hits education particularly hard. His proposal calls for the suspension of Proposition 98 the state's minimum funding guarantee for public schools and community colleges, in order to help address a $14.5 billion state budget shortfall. The proposed cuts are the largest ever contemplated for public schools in California. Along with the budget release, the governor declared a fiscal emergency that will affect funding in the current year. Consistent with new regulations approved by voters in Proposition 58, the Legislature is required to act quickly to address the current budget problem.~

Please we URGE you to stop cutting school budgets. What happened to proposition 98?

  This is our future we need to invest in it not deplete it of funding.  This outrageous budget cut will get rid of talented and dedicated teachers. It will end a lot of essential after school programs and high school athletics, and music/art education in elementary schools. This is just wrong and demoralizing!.

"The governor's proposed budget is a giant step backwards for our students," said CTA President David A. Sanchez."It's disappointing and ironic that in the proclaimed year of education,  the governor is talking about cutting billions from our public schools and decimating our minimum funding law. Our students didn't create this budget crisis and their education shouldn't be ransomed to solve it."