California Governor offers new plan to help community colleges weather budget cuts
Source: sacbee.com Posted By: JohnW 5408 days ago
Lawmakers are considering new proposals from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to allow community college districts flexibility to use more part-time instructors as part of the state's massive budget-cutting efforts.
The options, if adopted by districts, are meant to help campuses maintain a quality education program with less money, said H.D. Palmer, spokesman for Schwarzenegger's Finance Department.
"(We want to) give community college districts greater flexibility to manage with fewer resources....