Brown warns schools to face major cuts

Gov.-elect Jerry Brown warned educational leaders on Tuesday to "fasten your seat belts" when he unveils his proposed budget for next year, saying the plan will include painful cuts in school funding.Tony Castro in the Daily News,

"Please sit down when you read the stories on the budget Jan. 10," Brown said during a briefing with education leaders at UCLA. "Don't stand up. Do sit down. If you're in the car, fasten your seat belts. It's going to be a rough ride ...

"This is a really huge challenge, unprecedented in my lifetime. I can't promise you there won't be more cuts because there will be."