The governor met criticism outside the Capitol as well
Hundreds of flip-flop-wearing high school students turned the south side of the Capitol into an MTV-like special Thursday as they protested Schwarzenegger's proposed education budget.

The governor restored $1.8 billion to schools on Wednesday, but advocates said it wasn't enough because the state remains 46th in per-pupil funding in the nation. Earlier in the day, Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell said the governor's education budget provides just $200 million more than what schools received overall last year, not enough to cover growing expenses and salaries.

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Budget protesters surround Capitol
SACRAMENTO — Students protested Thursday on one side of the Capitol against $3 billion in public school funding cuts, while demonstrators on the other side attacked broader, deeper slashes in health and human services programs.

The rallies came the day after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed ways to deal with a state budget deficit that has grown to $17.2 billion, due to a "spending problem."