Public Advocates is partnering with impacted students, families, educators, and grassroots community organizations across the state to call for an equitable education bond this November to fund billions of dollars in unmet facility modernization needs in schools across the state. California students urgently need this school facility funding from the state to modernize outdated and unsafe facilities.
Wealthy districts get 2.5 times more state building aid than poor ones, leaving schools stuck with mold and broken AC. EdSource examines Public Advocates' lawsuit challenging California's inequitable school construction formula—and whether Newsom will settle quickly like Schwarzenegger or fight it like Gray Davis.
"You're always going to have the excuse to short schools the money that they need." As Newsom withholds $5.6 billion in constitutionally-mandated funding for the second consecutive year, Politico turns to managing attorney John Affeldt on how the state is handing schools a "very large IOU" while claiming historic investments in education.
"It might be a lot of political theater for not much real change." As Newsom proposes shifting education oversight from California's elected superintendent to the governor-appointed State Board, CalMatters turns to managing attorney John Affeldt on why concentrating control with the governor may not be worth reducing voter oversight.
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