California’s Assembly recently passed a compromise budget fix that repays schools more than $3.9 billion in desperately needed funding, but because a few Republican Senators failed to act and the governor threatened a veto, the governor is now calling a special session of the Legislature and is asking for the suspension of Proposition 98, the minimum school funding law.
We must let the governor and our friends in the Senate know that it is unacceptable to suspend Prop. 98 and take more money away from students. That’s why I am urging you to call them today and tell them to vote against suspending Prop. 98. Click here for more details and numbers.
Instead of trying to balance the budget on the backs of public school and students, the governor and the legislature need to sign a fair budget that limits cuts and closes corporate tax loopholes.
Make These Important Points with your Legislator:
· Do not suspend Proposition 98!
· The proposed cuts would have a devastating impact on our students and public schools (give local examples).
· The Governor’s call to suspend the state’s minimum school funding guarantee is unacceptable.
· California public schools have already been cut by a record $12 billion!
· Any approach to solving the state budget crisis must include increased revenues.
· It is time to rescind the corporate tax breaks handed out earlier this year!
· Big Oil and Big Tobacco need to pay, too!
· Stop the political games! The partisan politics and gridlock are destroying our state.
http://www.cta.org/media/newsroom/releases/20090702_1.htm
http://www.cta.org/action/alert/Alert20090702.htm
David A. Sanchez, CTA President
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