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
North-south divide on parcel taxes
- 06-11-2010
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Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess
This is proving to be a tough year to pass a parcel tax – unless you live in the Bay Area, where voters in even low-income districts are coming to accept a parcel tax as a necessary price in a low-funded state. This week, voters in Los Angeles Unified and two other districts rejected parcel taxes by substantial margins, while in Silicon Valley, one community college district and four elementary and unified districts approved parcel taxes ranging from $34 to $160, according to School Services of California, which tracked the results. In addition, San Francisco Unified passed a $32 parcel tax for school building maintenance and earthquake safety measures, and Oak Grove, a small San Jose district, for the fifth time extended a $68 parcel tax permitted under the Gann Limit, a vestige of the Prop 13 era. (more...)
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