Larry Powell is superintendent of 325 schools in Fresno County, Calif. Powell is giving back $800,000 over the next three years.
He wants to preserve education programs from budget cuts. He'll work his final three years before retirement making less than a starting teacher's salary.
budget cutsSchool Superintendent Gives Himself A Big Pay CutNPR Programs: Morning Edition Mon, 08/29/2011 - 5:26am
Student-run group continues fight against budget cutsDaily Texan Wed, 08/10/2011 - 11:28pm
A student-led group continues to organize on behalf of higher University funding even after many students, faculty and staff have resigned themselves to nearly $100 million in legislative budget cuts. The Students Speak, a decentralized student-formed group, gives a voice to students who protest against the budget cuts affecting their education, said Mexican-American studies senior Bernardino Lucian Villaseñor. School Board Votes: Size DOES MatterAustinist Tue, 08/02/2011 - 3:30pm
Texans Support Budget Cuts, But Not Cuts in Social Services, Pub...UT - Office of Public Affairs Mon, 05/23/2011 - 11:11am
As the state legislative session nears its end, a majority of Texas voters continue to support cutting the state budget, but do not back specific cuts to education and social programs that have taken center stage at the Capitol, according to a University of Texas at Austin/Texas Tribune poll. Austin's YouthWorks Garners National RecognitionAustinist Mon, 05/23/2011 - 10:00am
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Obama’s Budget Speech Litigates The PastDonklephant Wed, 04/13/2011 - 9:50pm
It was forceful, it was direct and it was very pointed in putting the lie to the Ryan’s budget cuts that don’t include any revenue plans. Obama, GOP Vie For Upper Hand On Budget CutsNPR Programs: Morning Edition Thu, 02/10/2011 - 11:01pm
Both sides are tripping over each other to convince voters they are making a real dent in the budget. But one expert says they are only tackling domestic non-defense discretionary spending — a mere 10 percent of the federal budget. Tea partiers say defense in mix for budget cuts (AP)Ytop stories Sun, 01/23/2011 - 4:11am
AP - Tea party supporters clamoring for the government to slash spending say nothing should be off limits. |
While the previous school year was wrought with 
The non-profit sector has fallen on hard times in the past few years, and with many government funded programs receiving budget cuts, things are looking even more gloomy, but one local non-profit received some serious props this week.
