School Beat: Yes on Proposition A--Every Child Deserves a Great TeacherRachel Nortonbyline‚ Apr. 03‚ 2008It’s no surprise to anyone that California’s school funding formulas are seriously flawed – our state is 46th in the nation in per student funding, and if the Governor gets his way, we’ll likely fall to dead last on the list. For decades, local communities have sought to take matters into their own hands by assessing additional property taxes to make ends meet and free their schools from the periodic bust cycles brought on by wildly fluctuating state appropriations for education. Now it’s San Francisco’s turn. On June 3, voters will be asked to approve Proposition A, which assesses $198 each year per land parcel in the City. While no one particularly likes taxes, this assessment is modest compared to those passed in these nearby communities: |