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California's economic recovery is so sluggish it will likely force automatic budget cuts that could shave up to a week off the school year, according to a report Wednesday from the legislative analyst's office.

Teachers, facing low salaries, high expenses, search the want ads for second jobs

Perry, who struggled in his previous debate performances, was talking about the three departments that he would cut to curb the size of the federal government. He named two — Education and Commerce — but for an excruciating period searched his mind for the third, as competitors tried to help him out.

Shifting tactics in a difficult budget situation, University of California President Mark G. Yudof said Tuesday that he would seek enough additional state funding to avoid a tuition hike next year and increase enrollment by 1%, or about 2,100 students.

The study found that removing soda only prompted students to buy sports drinks and other sugar-laden beverages instead.

Roughly 40 percent of students planning engineering and science majors end up switching to other subjects or failing to get any degree.

The nation's elementary-school children notched the highest scores ever recorded on national math exams this year, continuing a 20-year trend of improvement, according to test data released Tuesday.

The month children are born in can have far-reaching implications for their school achievement and working lives, a study suggests.

An expansion of the income-based college-loan repayment program is expected on Wednesday, lowering monthly payments and allowing some loan consolidation.

Family planning experts say keeping girls in school is one way to curb the population boom in high-fertility regions.