If Gov. Jerry Brown thought he could easily save a few hundred million dollars by withholding Cal Grants from 72,000 low-income, mainly black and brown students – and that lawmakers would bob their heads OK – he learned otherwise Wednesday. Sending a signal that Brown needs to find a way to save $302 million besides barring poor kids from college, three Democrats and one Republican on the Assembly’s subcommittee on education finance rejected a range of Cal Grant proposals from the governor. The cuts are part of Brown’s proposal to lawmakers, who must reduce the state’s 2012-13 budget by $9.2 billion.

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by Nanette Asimov, The San Francisco Chronicle.

Posted: March 9th, 2012, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.