The state Board of Education has postponed its July 1 special meeting to discuss Department of Education budget cuts in light of a scheduled court hearing the following day.

A Circuit Court judge will hold a hearing July 2 on challenges filed by labor unions to Gov. Linda Lingle�s plan to furlough government workers. The board of Education has thus decided to hold off on budget deliberations pending the outcome of the cases, the BOE said in a news release.
The board last met Monday to discuss Lingle�s directive to cut the Department of Education budget by an amount equivalent to three furlough days per month, or an additional $270.3 million over the 2009-2011 biennium.
The board expects to make an announcement following the July 2 court hearing as to when it will reconvene to address the public school�s budget.
As was previously scheduled, the board�s Committee on Curriculum, Instruction and Student Support will meet July 1.