Fewer School Days, Fewer Expenses for LAUSD
Cortines reconsidering a shorter school year to save money
By OLSEN EBRIGHT
Updated 2:45 PM PST, Thu, Oct 29, 2009
Despite the recession officially ending Thursday, the Los Angeles school system is still short $500 million and could shorten the school year to get out of the red.
Before the budget went south, superintendent Ramon C. Cortines "fiercely for a longer school year and a longer school day," he told the Los Angeles Times.
But now, his attitude has changed, the Times reported:
Los Angeles schools Supt. Ramon C. Cortines has asked his chief financial officer to study the possibility of shortening the school year to offset part of an expected shortfall of at least $500 million, The Times has learned.
The strategy, if adopted for the 2010-11 school year, would run counter both to the direction of national reform efforts and to the wishes of Cortines, who agrees with research touting the benefits of an extended academic calendar.
Cortines, who is currently on vacation, will review the chief financial officer's report when he returns.
First Published: Oct 29, 2009 2:43 PM PST
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