[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

Today the Education Coalition released a new radio ad statewide, featuring parents at a PTA meeting talking about the impact of the Governor’s proposed budget cuts to students and schools, and urging Californians to call the Governor and their Legislators to tell them "no more education funding cuts." The transcript of the ad is below, and can be heard here.

California Education Coalition Radio Ad

"PTA"

Radio: 60 -- AS RECORDED(SFX: Low chatter of parents milling about after a local PTA meeting)

Mom: So...wow. Some PTA meeting, huh?

Dad: No kidding. Did you hear the Governor is saying we're in another budget crisis and need to cut education?

Mom: I know! Do lawmakers understand how these cuts could hurt our students?

Dad: I mean, the current plan would cut education again -- by nearly five-billion-dollars!

Mom: That means losing up to a-hundred-and-seven-thousand teachers.

Dad: ...and increasing overcrowded class sizes by more than a third.

Mom: It's so frustrating. Sacramento politicians can't seem to stay committed to funding our schools long enough to really make a difference

Dad: ...and isn't this exactly why we passed Prop 98? To guarantee a minimum level of funding for our public schools?

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[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...