“Broadcast”
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Female News Anchor: News out of Sacramento. The state budget crisis is worsening. Governor Schwarzenegger has proposed nearly five billion dollars in cuts to public education. For the update, we turn to our Education Correspondent …
Male Reporter: Parents and teachers remain frustrated, Cheryl. They want lawmakers to fix this budget and protect education. Reports of eighteen-thousand layoffs of educators and the potential to lose even more teachers threaten the progress our schools are making.
Female News Anchor: Sounds like losing that many teachers could affect class-sizes.
Male Reporter: Exactly. Billions in cuts to public schools could increase class sizes across the state by thirty-five percent...
Female News Anchor: And what’s this all mean in today's economy?
Male Reporter: California needs to keep investing in our kids’ education because it’s the most important thing we can do for our future.
Female News Anchor: And what can concerned parents do?
Male Reporter: Call Governor Schwarzenegger and your legislators. Tell them our students didn’t create this budget crisis – and their education shouldn’t be sacrificed to solve it.
Narrator: Paid for by the California Teachers Association.