30 Reasons to Vote Yes on 30

 WHY SCHOOLS NEED PROP 30

1.      Prop 30 will raise between 6 and 8 billion annually for seven years by increasing income tax on those making 250,000 or more and on couples who make more than 500,000 and by temporarily raising sales tax for the next four years (one penny for every four dollars).

2.      Money will flow to schools starting Jan. 1, 2013.

3.      My school district, LAUSD stands to receive over 220,000 million.

4.      LAUSD will have a full school year for the first time since 2008 without the potential of more furlough days.

5.      LAUSD had an ending balance surplus of 24.7 million which is enough to cancel two furlough days this year.

6.      But LAUSD will do so only if 30 passes.

7.      It avoids cuts of $1 billion to higher education, including $250 to the UC system, $250 to the CSU system, $338 to the community college system, and $125 million to avoid more UC student fee increases.

8.      California has not funded education at the rate required by Prop 98. Prop 30 will allow the state to pay back schools.

9.      This could mean class-size reductions, new textbooks, and more jobs instead of layoffs.

10.  Prop 30 funding is subject to an independent audit every year to ensure the money is being spent only for schools and public safety.

11.  The audit will be open to the public so that voters and parents know that the funds are being spent properly.

12.  Revenues generated by Prop 30 can’t be touched by the legislature or used for state bureaucracy.

13.  Only Prop 30 (and not Prop 38 which raises taxes on all Californians for 12 years) will provide any support for higher education.

HOW EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA HAS SUFFERED

14.  In the past 4 years, more than 20 billion has been cut from California’s public education.

15.  California ranks 47^th in the nation in per-student funding.

16.  California has the largest class sizes in the country.

IF 30 DOESN’T PASS

17.  “Failure will trigger $6 billion in spending cuts on Jan. 1.”

18.  California school districts will face cuts of nearly a month from the instructional year.

19.  Including in LAUSD, where there is talk of ending the year on May 8^th, slashing 15 more days from the calendar and from teacher paychecks.

20.  Thousands of teachers across the state will be laid off before the next school year as budgets continue to get slashed.

21.   “There will be an elimination of $20 million in state aid to city police departments.”

22.  “There will be a $150 increase in tuition for CSU and $375 million cuts for the UC system.”

23.  “There will be an additional 80 million in cuts to various state departments that could result in the closure of fire stations …

24.  Eliminate seasonal lifeguards at state parks,

25.  Roll back some flood control and boating safety programs,

26.  Reduce the number of park rangers and curtail some services for the developmentally disabled.”

27.  $8 billion in additional cuts are being proposed.

28.  There will be an 8.5 billion hole in the state budget.

29.  If Prop 38 does pass, funding would not be allocated until after the 2012-13 school year has ended, which means that LAUSD could still face budget cuts that would shorten the school year by three weeks.

30.  “It’s hard to believe anyone would be against Prop. 30. It’s just fair. In terms of pure justice and fairness, people who do well can give back a little.” Governor Jerry Brown.

Information above taken from yesonprop30.com, NEA Today magazine, and United Teacher Los Angeles Newspaper, calfac.org, sfgate.com  Quoted material came from the LA Times, Nov. 3, 2012.