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Category Archives: Education
"Whatever It Takes," Says Munger on Campaign
Attorney and education activist Molly Munger says she will spend as much of her personal fortune as needed to run a statewide campaign for her tax initiative to help K-12 schools. "We are totally committed to spending whatever it takes … Continue reading
Another Shot at Tax Break Democrats Love to Hate
For the last several years, Democrats have been relentless at trying to undo a hotly debated tax incentive for large corporations that was signed into law as part of the 2009 deal. And now they're launching another shot. The 2012 … Continue reading
If Not For Schools, Would Brown's Tax Hike Be A Dud?
Governor Jerry Brown will no doubt love the headline out of the brand new statewide public poll: 68% of likely voters say they support his November initiative to raise taxes and earmark the money for public schools. But dig deeper … Continue reading
Room for Two Tax Initiatives? Burton Thinks So
NOTE: This posting has been modified to reflect that the proposed initiative only guarantees one-third of the oil tax revenue for higher education. The bulk of the revenues would be deposited back into the state's general fund. One thing that's … Continue reading
The Crowding Field of 2012 Tax Initiatives
California voters have long had a reputation as anti-tax, a reputation that explains why so many proposals either fizzle before ever making it to the ballot… or are roundly rejected on Election Day. But the November 2012 ballot appears poised … Continue reading
Don't Cut Higher Ed. And Don't Ask Me to Pay More!
Say what you will about Californians, but when it comes to their desires and demands about government services, they are consistently inconsistent. A newly released statewide poll shows that while large majorities of residents are angry… even downright depressed… about … Continue reading
Teachers: More Money for Schools. GOP: Okay
It wasn't the main narrative of Monday's school funding protests, but chances are it's in just about every reporter's story (mine included): Republicans agree to give educators the money they want for the coming year. Of course, few may have … Continue reading
Will School Funding Help Brown Sell Budget?
For months, Governor Jerry Brown's political strategy to get his cut-and-tax budget plan approved has been to make public schools the poster child for what would happen without additional tax dollars. A new poll suggests that while the strategy has … Continue reading
An Education on the Education Budget
For all of the state tax dollars being spent on California's public schools, here's a statistic that seems to show the impact of several years of budget woes: 17% of the state's K-12 funding is now money being 'borrowed' from … Continue reading
Bendy Straws? Palin Stanislaus Fracas Heats Up
To hear Ashli Briggs and Alicia Lewis tell it, dumpster diving really paid off. This morning, the two Cal State Stanislaus students appeared at a Capitol news conference to say they had found six pages of the heretofore confidential contract … Continue reading
