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
Law professor Bill Koski takes the state's education finance system to court
- 06-10-2010
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Blog by Ben Trefny/KALW
For school-aged students around the Bay, these are the final weeks of the school year. Summer vacation is around the corner, but that doesn't mean families are likely to get a holiday from the bad news about their schools. Headlines about massive staff and program cuts, student protests and administrators scrambling for a slice of the vanishing budget pie continue to dominate education news. The fall of California's schools, though, reflects more than just this year's massive budget deficit. Public education in the state has been in decline for decades now, a downward spiral that some educators trace to the way California funds its schools. Now, the state PTA and dozens of students and school districts say how the goverrnment pays for public education is not only ineffective but also unconstitutional. (more...)
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