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Last Friday, thousands of teachers and their supporters across California protested the more than 25,000 layoff notices recently issued. The day of action, dubbed \u201cPink Friday,\u201d decried the 8.4 billion dollar budget cuts slated for the state\u2019s educational institutions including community colleges. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who signed off on the state budget plan last month, defended the cuts saying that \u201cwhen you get forced into having to cut 17 billion dollars, you have to cut it from everywhere.\u201d The layoff notices issued across the state, which are preliminary and may not be binding for all, are more than double the number of precautionary pink slips delivered last year. Teachers organizations criticized the severity of the potential layoffs saying that they could have a devastating impact on schools with a large number of non-permanent staff. Students would also be impacted by the inevitable increase in classroom sizes. In May, voters will have an opportunity to approve a spending package for education in a special election. Funds allocated by President Obama\u2019s stimulus package may also be able to stave off a number of job losses. <\/p>\n