Public School Advocates Demand Help from Rainy Day FundJacqueline Tomcobyline‚ Apr. 29‚ 2008With teacher layoffs coming in two weeks to San Francisco public schools, nonprofit leaders and residents pressured public officials to release more money from the city’s Rainy Day Fund at a meeting last night in the Mission. “Public education is the only way 65 to 80 percent of children of color will be able to go on to college and higher education,” said Cleveland Elementary Advisor “Brotha” Clint. “We are the richest country on the planet with citizens in the Bay Area that are so rich, they personally could bail out our children and teachers.” |