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Calif. parents press tax hikes to fund schools
- 05-10-2011
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By Lien Hoang/San Jose Mercury News
A powerful teachers union is adding parents to its roster of protesters Tuesday in a week of demonstrations to demand that state lawmakers extend taxes to fund education. Some parent groups are comparing spending on education and incarceration, which they say is the cost of underfunding public schools. On Tuesday, parents of imprisoned youth will push lawmakers to extend recent tax hikes to avoid education cuts. The parents, from Books Not Bars, say such funding is a smarter investment than locking up minors. The California Teachers Association organized the series of demonstrations, which began Monday and will end Friday with rallies in dozens of cities throughout the state. The union wants lawmakers to renew a set of tax increases that expire June 30, rather than wait for next school year to put a tax measure on the ballot. (more...)
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