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Let’s come together in November 2012 to restore education funding
- 11-07-2011
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Opinion by Carol Kocivar/Thoughts on Public Education
Carol Kocivar of San Francisco is president of the California State PTA.
It’s time now to unite for next November. Yes, November 2012. It may seem like a long way off, but it’s not. In just a year, our state will have a potential opportunity our children can’t afford for us to miss. That’s when millions of Californians will go to the polls, where they could have a chance to do what our legislators have so far been unable to do: reverse the chronic underfunding of our public schools. So far, several well-regarded organizations have been exploring potential ballot measures. Some deal exclusively with education funding, some with broader tax increases or school reforms, and some with larger state budget reforms. California State PTA is calling for a united effort to qualify and pass a state ballot measure that focuses – first and foremost – on restoring funding for educational programs that have been cut or eliminated. (more...)
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