California's Proposition 92, a ballot initiative that would have lowered community college tuition and increased funding for the state's 109 community colleges, was defeated in Tuesday's election.

The measure went down by a margin of 57% against and 43% in favor, according to a California news source. Timing seems to have played a major role in the measure's defeat. California is in the midst of a major budget crunch and education is one of the hardest hit areas. California voters were unwilling to divert from state general funds the millions of dollars required by the bill.

Looking for ways to bridge the budget gap on education in California...

California's education woes will continue. The current budget crisis has led to a $400 million in midyear cuts this fiscal year in education, a cut of $4.4 billion for K-12 school districts in the 2008-09 fiscal year, and a cut of $1.1 billion for higher education in 2008-09.

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