Let's have more straight talk on school funding

01-26-2010

Editorial/San Jose Mercury News Editorial

The idea that schools would emerge unscathed from this year's $19.9 billion state budget deficit ranks right up there with the tooth fairy. The only mystery is why Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made the claim in his budget message. Now everybody's just madder. The governor said the state would not suspend Proposition 98's school funding guarantee, which technically could be true. But he's tinkered with the formula, and schools figure they'll get $200 less per student. The state legislative analyst also disputes the governor's claim that schools will get the same allocation as last year. This budget is going to be a disaster on many fronts. Although schools are likely to fare better than social services and health care, the cumulative effects do not bode well for the next generation's entry into a knowledge-based economy. (more...)

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