School Beat: Proposition H Projects for 2008-2009Lisa Schiffbyline‚ Dec. 13‚ 2007Public schools in San Francisco face challenges familiar to school districts all over the country—lack of sufficient funding, overbearing and inconsistent regulations, declining enrollment and bad media to name just a few. But among the many things which make our school district (the SFUSD) and our city stand a part, and quite far at that, is the “Public Education Enrichment Fund” (aka “Prop H). Under Prop H, the City provides direct financial support to local public education by funding the expansion of preschools; augment existing K-12 programs in sports, libraries, art and music (SLAM); and creating a flexible” third-third” of funding to support “general education” goals in the SFUSD. This legislation, crafted by Tom Ammiano and passed with the support of people all over the city, is an incredible boon to our schools from preschool to high school as they deal with the constant stress of trying to provide solid educational experiences with fewer resources. |