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Lawsuit is risky, but it may help focus school funding
- 05-24-2010
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Column by Peter Schrag/Sacramento Bee
Nobody should be surprised by the big school funding lawsuit that hit the state Thursday – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, its chief target, least of all. The state, never generous to begin with, has been stiffing the schools for years, and its children – and its future – along with them. California now has among the largest classes in the country and, for many, a shorter school year. Compared with nearly all other states, there are fewer teachers per student, and fewer counselors, nurses and librarians. Compared with past years, themselves never rich in educational opportunities, there are fewer programs in the arts and music, less summer school. (more...)
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