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School Beat: The hue and cry over school finance
- 03-26-2010
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By T.R. Amsler & SF Budget Blog/Beyond Chron
Amidst the hue and cry directed at Sacramento concerning the devastating budget cuts affecting public schools, it has been hard to discern the steps we could be taking right now to support San Francisco’s school children. Schools Superintendent Carlos Garcia talks about the need for a lawsuit — a lawsuit not yet filed — against the state for the failure to provide adequate funding to educate all children. The local teachers’ union is urging amendments to the state constitution to make it easier to pass a budget and raise revenues. The state PTA wants to reduce the threshold for local parcel tax approval from two-thirds to 55 percent. (more...)
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