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
Dozen parcel taxes on May ballot
- 04-21-2011
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Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess
Polling consistently indicates that California voters would support more funding for their local schools. But next month, despite dire financial projections for schools, only a dozen districts – all of them in Northern California – will put that assumption to the test, with balloting for a parcel tax. The low number is not all that surprising, considering it takes a two-thirds majority of voters to pass a parcel tax – the same high hurdle for extending state taxes that’s paralyzing the Legislature. Once again this year, Sen. Joe Simitian of Palo Alto is proposing a constitutional amendment (SCA 5 this time) to lower the requirement for passing a parcel tax to 55 percent. But, as in the past, so far he hasn’t been able to find any Republicans willing to put the idea to the vote of the people. Sound familiar? (more...)
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