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-Examine current education issues
-Stay informed about legislation regarding those issues
-Determine ramifications of legislation and the effects on students
-Provide accurate information regarding candidates and issues to district voters
-Establish relationships with our legislators
-Mobilize parents and community members to advocate for positive change in education policies and laws
Thursday, February 17, 2011
How Can the Governor Justify Funding Colleges with School Aid Fund?
This is a reasonable question. I have been investigating these funding issues for a long time as a concerned parent. I remember voting for Proposal A in the mid 1990's. I thought that K-12 education was secured with this vote. Apparently, there is a caveat to the Proposal A that is now being capitalized upon. Under the State's 1963 (most recent) constitution, a school aid (small letters) fund was established to provide funding for and to take care of the retirement for public schools, community colleges and universities. Although Proposal A addressed the funding of K-12 schools alone, because the consitution includes community colleges and universities, it allows this massive and drastic change in funding. I believe strongly and I hope you consider that this interpretation of the constitution and Proposal A does not address the intention of the voters who were supposing that their vote would support K-12 schools.