State education leaders decry governor's proposal to suspend Proposition 98
Source: insidebayarea.c Posted By: lalita S...5400 days ago
Saying that local schools already have suffered enough from budget cuts, state education representatives on Tuesday joined a growing chorus of leaders decrying the governor's proposal to suspend a 1988 ballot measure guaranteeing minimum funding for education.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week suggested suspending Proposition 98 as a way to help solve the state's $26 billion budget crisis. Prop. 98 requires a minimum level of education funding based in part on what was spent the previous year.....