CSBA: Vote for both tax plans - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess
by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess
The state PTA backs the tax initiative financed by civil rights attorney Molly Munger; the California Teachers Association and the Association of California School Administrators endorsed the governor’s initiative. This week, the California School Boards Association decided to support both.
On Sunday, at the urging of CSBA’s board of directors, school board members in the Delegate Assembly voted 129-79 to encourage their constituents to vote for both tax proposals that will appear on the November ballot. They did so after an hour-and-a-half debate and after defeating, by voice vote, an amendment calling for CSBA to support on
CA breaks another bad record - by Kathryn Baron
by Kathryn Baron
More California school districts than ever before are nearing or on the brink of insolvency. The State Department of Education’s Second Interim Status Report for 2011-12, released yesterday, named 188 districts with serious financial problems; of those, twelve have negative certifications, meaning they won’t be able to meet payroll and other bills for this academic [...]
