Endorsement: Yes on Proposition 13 for school upgrades
4 years, 10 months ago

Endorsement: Yes on Proposition 13 for school upgrades

LA Times  

Public school students, such as the ones shown here at Lennox Middle School in 2017, would be among the beneficiaries of a proposed state bond measure to raise $15 billion for maintenance and construction at the state’s public schools and colleges. Public school districts’ budgets in California are too lean to finance the inevitable demand for new facilities and major repairs to aging buildings. That’s why the state periodically asks the voters to approve bond measures to raise the large additional sums needed to fund that work, to be repaid with income tax revenue over time. Opponents, mainly the Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Assn., argue against the bond in part because it would let local school districts propose larger bond measures of their own than the law currently permits.

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Prop. 2, statewide bond measure to upgrade California schools, leads in early voting
2 months ago

Prop. 2, statewide bond measure to upgrade California schools, leads in early voting

LA Times  

Proposition 2, a bond to provide $10 billion in funding for repairs and upgrades at thousands of public elementary, middle and high schools and community colleges across California, was leading in early returns Tuesday night. Proposition 2 would provide $8.5 billion in facility renovations and new construction for K-12 schools, with 10% of the funds dedicated to small school districts. …

Endorsement: Yes on Proposition 2 to repair California’s many dilapidated schools
3 months ago

Endorsement: Yes on Proposition 2 to repair California’s many dilapidated schools

LA Times  

Gustavo Gonzalez, director of maintenance operations and transportation, exits a classroom that needs new carpeting at Hosler Middle School in Lynwood on July 1. Proposition 2 on the Nov. 5 ballot would authorize the state to issue a $10-billion bond to modernize, renovate and repair public schools, as well as community college campuses. Kids deserve a safe and healthy learning …

Endorsement: Yes on Measure US. LAUSD students need safe and welcoming schools
3 months ago

Endorsement: Yes on Measure US. LAUSD students need safe and welcoming schools

LA Times  

Robin Mark of the Trust for Public Land measures the surface temperature of the asphalt at Castellanos Elementary in Los Angeles in 2022, before the school’s mostly paved campus was transformed into a greener, park-like schoolyard. And there’s no getting around the major post-pandemic increases in construction costs that have kept the Los Angeles Unified School District from doing all …

Your guide to L.A. Unified district’s Measure US, a $9-billion school bond
3 months, 1 week ago

Your guide to L.A. Unified district’s Measure US, a $9-billion school bond

LA Times  

With declining enrollment, L.A. Unified no longer needs to build new campuses. L.A. school officials said in a staff report that the district’s needs “are great — more than 60% of school buildings are over 50 years old and desperately in need of upgrades, which means most. students are attending school in deteriorating and aging facilities that do not meet …

LAUSD poised to put $9-billion bond measure, its largest, before voters in November
5 months ago

LAUSD poised to put $9-billion bond measure, its largest, before voters in November

LA Times  

Alberto Carvalho gets a tour of a new electric school bus from driver trainer Albino Rosas at the San Julian bus yard in Los Angeles on Aug. 2, 2024. Los Angeles school officials on Wednesday will decide whether to put a $9-billion school construction bond on the ballot in November — the largest in district history and comparable in size …

Your guide to Proposition 2: Education bond
6 months ago

Your guide to Proposition 2: Education bond

LA Times  

Proposition 2 is a bond measure that would allow the state to borrow $10 billion to help fund repairs and upgrades at thousands of public elementary, middle and high schools and community colleges across California. The money from the last successful school bond, which passed in 2016, has long since been spent, and the state’s school repair fund is expected …

California voters could see schools bond and historic climate initiative on November ballot
6 months, 1 week ago

California voters could see schools bond and historic climate initiative on November ballot

LA Times  

Top Democratic lawmakers announced a deal on bond measures Sunday after months of closed-door negotiations in the state Capitol. California lawmakers have announced plans to pursue bond measures that would add $20 billion to the state’s debt but help fund the response to climate-related disasters, ensure clean drinking water and modernize school buildings. The two climate and education bond measures …

Editorial: California’s next school bond should include money for grass, trees and green spaces on campuses
7 months ago

Editorial: California’s next school bond should include money for grass, trees and green spaces on campuses

LA Times  

Parents and community groups gather outside Lorena Street Elementary School in Boyle Heights to demand Los Angeles Unified School District address sweltering school conditions during a historic heat wave in September 2022. Teachers, administrators, environmentalists and community groups are urging that $1 billion, or about 7% of the money, be set aside for school greening projects to remove asphalt and …

Teachers criticize Newsom’s budget proposal, say it would ‘wreak havoc on funding for our schools’
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Teachers criticize Newsom’s budget proposal, say it would ‘wreak havoc on funding for our schools’

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s largest teachers union on Friday turned up the pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom, announcing a public campaign aimed at blocking part of his plan to balance the budget because they say it “would wreak havoc on funding for our schools.” Newsom says his plan — a complex accounting maneuver — would shield public schools from $8.8 …

Gov. Shapiro seeks school-funding boost to help poorer districts, but Republicans remain wary
11 months ago

Gov. Shapiro seeks school-funding boost to help poorer districts, but Republicans remain wary

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Josh Shapiro is taking the first step in what is shaping up to be a complicated, yearslong process to respond to a court decision that found that Pennsylvania’s system of public school funding violates the constitutional rights of students in the poorest districts. The 14% increase reflects recommendations produced last month by Shapiro appointees and Democratic …

Parents like private school vouchers so much that demand is exceeding budgets in some states
1 year, 2 months ago

Parents like private school vouchers so much that demand is exceeding budgets in some states

Associated Press  

In some states, higher-income families can now use taxpayer money to cover private school tuition -- and more people than projected are taking the offer, which might force scrambles to shore up state budgets. It’s especially an issue in states like Arizona and Iowa, where at least some families whose children were already in private school can now take advantage …

Proposition 28 asks voters to approve $1 billion for arts and music in California schools
2 years, 3 months ago

Proposition 28 asks voters to approve $1 billion for arts and music in California schools

LA Times  

Proposition 28 would secure guaranteed annual funding for California’s K-12 schools to be used toward courses such as music, dance, theater, photography and graphic design. If approved by voters, Proposition 28 would secure guaranteed annual funding for California’s K-12 schools to be used toward courses such as music, dance, theater, photography and graphic design. Despite a record high state budget, …

California schools face funding crisis as student population declines
2 years, 11 months ago

California schools face funding crisis as student population declines

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom projected another year of record funding for schools during his budget presentation on Monday but warned that some districts could be in financial trouble as student enrollment continues to decline. Newsom’s budget proposal pointed to a state population decline driven by plummeting birth rates that have “eroded” K-12 enrollment projections, and proposed tweaking California’s decades-old education funding formula …

California lawmakers may stop tying K-12 schools’ funding to daily attendance
3 years ago

California lawmakers may stop tying K-12 schools’ funding to daily attendance

LA Times  

After decades of linking K-12 school funding to daily student attendance, California lawmakers are poised to consider abolishing that standard, choosing instead a new method that could provide a significant boost to big districts such as Los Angeles Unified. State Sen. Anthony Portantino will introduce legislation on Monday that would tie education funding to annual enrollment rather than average daily …

San Bernardino County fails to ensure school spending gets to its neediest students, state says
3 years, 6 months ago

San Bernardino County fails to ensure school spending gets to its neediest students, state says

LA Times  

San Bernardino County school officials failed to provide proper oversight of millions of dollars meant for the neediest students, including English learners, students from low-income families and foster students, according to a finding by the California Department of Education that advocates hope will lead to an infusion of much-needed help for these children. The advocates — Inland Congregations United for …

California governor proposes public school ‘transformation’
3 years, 7 months ago

California governor proposes public school ‘transformation’

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a “total transformation” of public schools in America’s largest state Wednesday by offering pre-kindergarten to all 4-year-olds, opening up college savings accounts for low-income students and offering universal after-school care in disadvantaged communities. “We are looking to transform — not go back to where we were — but transform our education system.” …

California budget urges $90 billion for schools, reopening
4 years ago

California budget urges $90 billion for schools, reopening

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — California Gov. Newsom’s claim of a record nearly $90 billion to schools is accurate yet overstates his generosity “to try to make it look better than it is,” said Kevin Gordon, who lobbies for most of the state’s public school districts. As an incentive for schools to reopen this spring, Newsom proposed advancing school districts $2 billion, …

US public schools need major building repairs, report finds
4 years, 7 months ago

US public schools need major building repairs, report finds

Associated Press  

The majority of U.S. public school districts need to make major building repairs in at least half of their schools, yet many districts are unable to pay for updates or have postponed them to improve security in case of a shooting, according to a federal report. Schools in more affluent areas can often call on local taxpayers to add money …

A Bold Pitch To Boost School Funding For The Nation's Most Vulnerable Students
4 years, 7 months ago

A Bold Pitch To Boost School Funding For The Nation's Most Vulnerable Students

NPR  

A Bold Pitch To Boost School Funding For The Nation's Most Vulnerable Students School district lines have become engines of inequity in many states. After a nationwide analysis of school funding data, the report found, "the bigger the school district taxing jurisdiction, the more equity was being created," says Rebecca Sibilia, EdBuild's founder and CEO. To understand Sibilia's proposed solution, …

Editorial: Proposition 13 had a terrible name. That’s not a reason to stiff kids and schools
4 years, 10 months ago

Editorial: Proposition 13 had a terrible name. That’s not a reason to stiff kids and schools

LA Times  

One of the biggest surprises of the March primary was that California voters rejected the proposed $15-billion bond measure that would have paid for school construction and much-needed maintenance around the state. There probably isn’t another ballot measure in California history and politics as famous or infamous — depending on your worldview — as Proposition 13. Now, an understandably frustrated …

Prop. 13 school bond measure appears headed for defeat. How did that happen?
4 years, 10 months ago

Prop. 13 school bond measure appears headed for defeat. How did that happen?

LA Times  

A combination of confusing messages and an unfortunate name contributed to what appears to be the first failure of a state school bond measure in a quarter of a century, education and public policy experts said Wednesday. the Democratic presidential primary with Bernie Sanders leading all the other candidates failed to reach majority support,” Mark Baldassare, president of the Public …

Proposition 13 is endorsed by schools across California. Why not LAUSD?
4 years, 10 months ago

Proposition 13 is endorsed by schools across California. Why not LAUSD?

LA Times  

A $15-billion bond measure to improve school and college facilities may offer limited aid to the Los Angeles Unified School District — which has not endorsed the March 3 ballot measure despite widespread support from school systems, teachers unions and universities throughout the state. And after L.A. voters last summer defeated a parcel tax to help fund schools, “it’s understandable …

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