School pains

As education in Los Angeles is slashed to the bone, even those who are long past their school days are feeling the pain. Tony Castro in the Daily News.

Senior citizens are fighting budget cuts proposed by the Los Angeles Unified School District that could gut adult-education programs that help keep them connected to the outside world.

But the fight could be in vain, according to district officials, who say that programs for seniors - especially those living in residential facilities - sit near the bottom of the district's list of priorities.

The district's adult-education system faces a cut of at least a third of its operating budget - a $53 million loss overall - with at least one of the eight adult schools in the San Fernando Valley shutting its doors.