Education Coalition Launches Statewide Radio Ad Calling on Governor and Legislature to Stop Cuts to Schools

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

Today the Education Coalition launched a 60-second statewide radio ad calling on the Governor and the Legislature to stop making drastic cuts to education funding. The ad features a student in an overcrowded classroom talking about the potential impact of the Governor’s proposed $4.8 billion funding cut to schools, the equivalent of raising all class sizes by 35 percent.

To hear audio of the spot, go here.

Here's the script...

California Education Coalition

"Think"

(SFX: Classroom din
starts out low and reasonable)

Student: You don’t have to tell kids like me California has the largest class sizes in the nation. We live it -- every day we’re in school.

(SFX: Classroom din begins to get louder...)

And, yes -- it makes it harder to learn.

(SFX: ...and louder...)

Harder to concentrate.

(SFX: ...and louder...)

Harder to get the attention I need!

There's more...