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Nov. 8: Huffington Post highlights IDEA's piece on voter contradictions
- 11-08-2010
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Following last week's election, IDEA wrote about the contradictions between what the people of California wanted and expected from the state for its public schools and what they voted for at the polls.
A Public Policy Institute of California survey found that an overwhelming majority of the state did not think the schools were adequately funded and that education reform needed to be a top priority for the next governor.
In an effort to pass budgets on time, Prop. 25 passed, switching the requirement from two-thirds requirement to a simple majority. The electorate also defeated Prop. 24, which would have repealed $1.3 million in corporate tax breaks, but passed Prop. 26, calling for a two-thirds majority to levy fees.
As Gov.-elect Jerry Brown said on election night: "The taxpayers gave and they took away."
Read the full piece as it appears on the Huffington Post and what types of reform efforts will be needed with limited funds.
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