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Can a Constitutional amendment save California schools?
- 03-22-2010
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By Anuja Seith/New America Media
As California public schools faced a flood of pink slips to some 22,000 teachers and other staff last Monday, one legislative plan to fund public education and save those jobs was drawing support from school officials and education advocates. A constitutional amendment proposed by State Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, would allow school districts to approve a local parcel tax – a special flat tax levied on properties -- with a 55 percent majority rather than the two-thirds majority that is currently required. “If the state cannot adequately help the local schools, then they have to help themselves,” said Simitian. “This is a tool that will allow local folks to make local choices about the local needs.” (more...)
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