Education Coalition Calls for Substantive Solutions to Fully Fund California's Schools

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

Today the Education Coalition reminded lawmakers that schools and students must be a priority in the state's budget and that Proposition 98, the minimum school funding guarantee, must be upheld.<> <>Senate and Assembly Republicans held a press conference today to re-release their "education reform package" from two weeks ago while calling for "full funding" of Proposition 98 with an education funding proposal. <> <>The Education Coalition fully supports protecting Proposition 98 and opposes any further cuts to our schools. California currently ranks 46th out of 50 states in the nation in per pupil spending, according to the non-partisan Education Week, "Quality Counts Survey," 2008.The Education Coalition believes that any proposal brought forward should protect Proposition 98, not by altering what school districts are already owed, but by following the minimum school funding guarantee.There's more...