California spends less per pupil than most states. Its schools have been underfunded for decades.
Reverse the many years of neglect and support the children by voting YES on Prop 13.
“Prop 13 is a statewide bond measure that will raise $15 bllion to use for immediate costs, to fix crumbling schools, upgrade emergency response equipment and basically make the structures our students learn in more modern and safe.
”It has nothing to do with the 1978 ballot proposition that capped property tax rates in California. It has nothing to do with the Schools and Communities First ballot proposition about tax loopholes that will be on the ballot this fall.
”Most major newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, have backed Measure 13 noting that our school campuses aren’t exactly in the best shape. However, the usual coalition of anti-tax groups and conservative newspapers are making the argument that Californians already pay too much for education and that the measure has “sneaky” language that changes the formula for how schools receive state funding and how new housing is build near school districts.
”California currently ranks 31st in per-pupil spending compared to the rest of the states in the country. No matter what other statistics you hear about various bonds and propositions, that number is what it is: too low on the rankings.”
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I voted “NO” because if you look at the fine print, private sector, for-profit even if they are labeled nonprofit “Charter Schools” are also included in that FREE public cash flow, and I could not find any language limiting how much would end up going to the Charters.
Thanks, Lloyd. Glad you “caught” this glaring fact.
The charter fans must have a lot of high paid lawyers looking out for them.
Since I have lived in California all my life (except when I was sent to Vietnam in 1966), I get all the pre-election material and actually read it. All the propositions we get to vote for come with “A LOT” lot of information. And, I actually make myself sit down and read it. If I’m not satisfied with that, I do some fact-checking online, too.
it is becoming their latest game: “give” the people what they want but hogtie them in the fine print
The limit for is $500M; and charters have always been included in school bonds in California – for at least three administrations. Don’t you realize your NO vote here hurts our kids in crumbling buildings? And makes the argument for the November Schools and Communities Act even harder? How can we pass a taxation measure if we can’t even pass a school bond? CTA spent a pretty penny supporting this Prop 13. If we can’t get over a simple majority with NO funded opposition, I don’t know how we overcome the $100M arrayed against split roll in November where it’s a constitutional amendment requiring two thirds’ vote if we Undercut ourselves. By the way split roll also benefits charters. Will you vote “no” on that too?
Mimi, I will still vote NO!
And, I know what it is like to teach out of classrooms where the air quality made me and my students sick, and there weren’t enough old, worn-out textbooks for every student.
We are at war with autocrats that are spending hundreds of millions to subvert the U.S. Constitution, destroy the public sector, destroy labor unions, turn children into obedient drones, and make sure that most of the working class earn poverty wages.
I will always vote no for bills that include handing out public money to private sector ruthless autocrats like Eva Moskowitz.
I taught in California’s public schools for thirty years (1975 – 2005), and have not forgotten how horrible it was then as it still is now.
Not sure about limits, but $500M out of $15 billion ( includes $9 billion for PreK-12) is earmarked for charters.
I voted yes. Years ago, I knew a great special ed teacher who quit because the large, asbestos-filled hole in the wall of her classroom in South L.A. was never going to be repaired. I understood, better to be able to breathe than to be able to teach. 13 is polling well, so I am confident.