PTA's Economic Recovery Plan -- Facts about the latest California budget proposals

From the California State PTA:
• The Governor’s latest budget proposal calls for cutting almost $11 billion from
education over the next 18 months.
• That cut would come on top of $3.2 billion that has already been cut in the state
budget passed in September 2008.
• The Governor's proposal also includes manipulations to Proposition 98 that would
reduce the minimum funding guarantee to schools in all future years by $7 billion to
$9 billion.
• California is already ranked 47th – almost at the bottom – among all states when it
comes to spending on students. With this, we’d be likely to wind up in last place.
• Cuts to education have already led to larger class sizes, more than 10,000 layoffs of
teachers and other support staff, and the elimination of educational programs.
• More cuts would mean larger classes, and less access to quality programs, arts
education, counseling, school libraries and much more.
• A balanced approach to the state budget is needed, with sufficient revenues to prevent
such devastating cuts.

Click here to link to the PTA site with more info and ways to contact our legislators and governor.