History of IDEA
Jeannie Oakes, Founder and Former Director
Youth Voice in School Finance
NEW REPORT: Los Angeles' road to A-G for all
Without Dollars and Sense Powerpoint
Past Educational Opportunity Reports
Children Now gives California health, education low grade
- 02-12-2010
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Blog by Susan Davis/San Francisco Chronicle
If you're not already depressed about a) Governor Schwarzenegger's
No-Oops-I-Mean-$1.5-Billion-Cuts-to-K12-Education Plan or b) the
possibility that AUSD will be facing a $25 million deficit within three
years, Children Now released a report last month that shows just how
dismal the situation for children in this state really is. In its
California Report Card 2010, the national non-profit (which is based in
Oakland), gives the state a D+ in child health categories, including
asthma, health coverage, and oral health; a D in K-12 education; and a
D+ in child safety. The state received just one B grade -- a B+ in
afterschool care. And this is based on data gathered before this year's
projected cuts to both K-12 education and children's health services. (more...)
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