California Jobs Budget keeps over 35,000 teachers, counselors on the job educating kids
By Assemblymembers Julia Brownley and Hector De La Torre/California Progress Report
Hello, this is Assemblymember Julia Brownley. As Chair of the Assembly Committee on Education, I’m proud that protecting tens of thousands of teachers is a priority in Assembly Democrats’ efforts to close the budget deficit. This budget process began at budget town hall meetings up and down the state, where Californians made it clear one of their top priorities is education. A recent poll by the Public Policy Institute of California reflects this sentiment, with over two-thirds of Californians saying they want new revenues to spare K-12 education from budget cuts. (more...)