Sierra College trustees voted late Tuesday night to lay off instructors in the agricultural, construction and automotive departments, but said they hadn’t made a final decision to end those programs and would look to make other budget cuts in order to save them… Trustees decided not to vote on shutting down six athletic programs slated for closures after coaches and athletes said they would raise private money to keep their teams alive. Nearly 500 people filled the Sierra College theater, offering hours of testimony on how much they value the sports and vocational education provided by the school.

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by Laurel Rosenhall, The Sacramento Bee.

Posted: February 3rd, 2010, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.