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SU11-1042 CA Educator UTLA Ad 4_83x9_7_SU11-1042 CA Educator UTLA Ads 7/29/11 11:29 AM Page These new reductions will hurt schools already reeling from more than billions in cuts over the past three years. activated if state revenues fell substantially below the estimates used in the state spend- ing plan. Despite hopes for a faster economic recov- ery, state revenue projections have fallen $2.2 billion below earlier estimates. In November, the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) projected that the revenue shortfall would not only trigger the first level of cuts (Tier 1), but would be large enough to trigger additional midyear school cuts (Tier 2). A second state agency, the Department of Finance, determined that the shortfall, though not as bad as had been forecast by the LAO, was significant enough to imple- ment all the cuts in Tier 1 and some of those in Tier 2. The budget documents require the state to use the more optimistic of the rev- enue estimates offered up by the LAO or the Department of Finance. In effect, the Depart- ment of Finance's estimates were higher and not as grim as the LAO's projections, avoid- ing the need to fully implement all the cuts in Tier 2. By Len Feldman and Sandra Jackson New! Introducing the Clear Credential Program (Single and Multiple Subject) The UC San Diego Extension SB 2042 Clear Credential program is designed for public, charter and private school teachers who are employed in a school or district that does not have an Induction program. After completing the program, students can initiate the formal recommendation to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. The new UC San Diego Extension Clear Credential Program is: • completely online. • designed to meet the new standards defined by the CCTC. • one of the first programs to be made available under the new CCTC standards. • specifically designed to be completed within one year. • available to teachers employed outside of California. To view credential requirements, program FAQ and download an application please visit our Clear Credential program page at extension.ucsd.edu/clearcredential. UC San Diego Extension also offers accessible and affordable online programs for K-12 and Postsecondary Educators. • New courses begin every month • Most programs can be completed online within one year • Interactive, Research-Based Programs with Practical Classroom Application Programs include: A group funded by attorney Molly Munger is aiming to qualify an initiative that would raise $10 billion for Pre-K–12. The proposal would increase personal income taxes on nearly everyone. The taxes would expire in 12 years, and schools would be limited in how they could use the new funds. The Restoring California Funding Act, sponsored by the California Federation of Teachers, would raise $6 billion. Sixty percent would go to K-12 and higher education. • CLAD Through CTEL • CCTC-Approved Reading Certificate • Career and Technical Education (CTE) • College Counseling For more information, please contact • Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) • Teaching Adult Learners • Teaching Online • Professional Development/ Salary Point Coursework Morgan Appel, Director of Education at: (858) 534-9273 or mappel@ucsd.edu extension.ucsd.edu/education December 2011 • January 2012 / www.cta.org 33 SU11-1042