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Uh... education is ~52% of California's current enacted budget and ~52% of the proposed budget for the next year. It's the largest item on the largest budget
by thinkbiggerr 8y ago
Uh... education is ~52% of California's current enacted budget and ~52% of the proposed budget for the next year. It's the largest item on the largest budget of any state in the US. Prop 98 was passed in 1988 guaranteeing a percentage (~40%) of the state budget be spent on education. How exactly is that "chronically underfunded"?
As for individual teachers "sitting fat [on] the money"... of course they aren't. Average teacher salary in California (according to California Teachers Association) is $78k -- and California is a very expensive place to live. FWIW, the CTA chiefs are making $300-400k+ and CTA controls a $300+ million annual budget. There's definitely plenty of money sloshing around the system, it just doesn't make its way to the teachers.