LA Times reports Santa Monica College adding Winter classes back.
Santa Monica College to offer winter classes
Private donations are key to the six-week session, which will offer at least 250 classes for credit, officials said. About 10,000 students are expected to enroll.
By Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times
November 21, 2012
With support from private donations and the prospects of an improving economy, Santa Monica College announced Tuesday that it will offer classes this winter, after previously deciding to scrap the six-week session because of budget cuts.
Officials said the turnabout was prompted by passage of Proposition 30, Gov. Jerry Brown's tax increase measure that will allow the state's higher education systems to avoid a round of deep mid-year spending cuts. In addition, a recent report by the state Legislative Analyst's Office forecast a strong fiscal recovery.
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By Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times
November 21, 2012
With support from private donations and the prospects of an improving economy, Santa Monica College announced Tuesday that it will offer classes this winter, after previously deciding to scrap the six-week session because of budget cuts.
Officials said the turnabout was prompted by passage of Proposition 30, Gov. Jerry Brown's tax increase measure that will allow the state's higher education systems to avoid a round of deep mid-year spending cuts. In addition, a recent report by the state Legislative Analyst's Office forecast a strong fiscal recovery.
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