Though we have all been on a bit of a hiatus with the budget discussion -- it has not gone away. This week Dan Walters, long-time Sacramento Bee columnist and Capitol observer pointed out that surprise, surprise the next 5 month budget cycle is on-track with the announcement that July's budget assumptions didn't quite work out as planned or announced. This would be consistent with our contention since July that the next budget reduction for schools will be announced in or around the December-January timeline -- which is mid-year for us.
While there continues to be evidence of economic recovery nationally and to some degree in California, that does not necessarily resolve the structural budget problems and dilemma of the state budget. There should be a clear separation in the minds of all between the health of the economy -- and the health of the California budget. While the economic slide ends and improves -- it has little to do with the budget circumstance that we are engaged with in Sacramento.
But it has everything to do with families...and their outlook on life...it offers hope... maybe our students are a little less worried when Mom and Dad are working...and can concentrate on learning instead of worrying about things they can't control....isn't that what we're really all about?
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