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Educators backing $100 parcel tax for school programs in L.A. Unified
- 06-07-2010
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By Connie Llanos/LA Daily News
Suffering from its worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, the Los Angeles Unified School District is asking local voters on Tuesday to approve a new $100 parcel tax. Measure E would generate $92 million a year over the next four years to help save arts and music teachers, school librarians, campus police, custodians and keep class sizes down at the high school level. The money comes as the district continues to struggle with massive budget deficits that have forced $1.5 billion in cuts since 2008. "We have to face the facts: The state is in serious trouble, there is less revenue coming in and there simply isn't one area left in this district that I haven't cut," said LAUSD Superintendent Ramon Cortines. (more...)
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