Tough Decisions Needed After Failure of Burbank’s Measure QS
Burbank Unified school officials say cuts will have to be made after a 10-cent-per-square-foot parcel tax failed to garner the two-thirds majority it needed from voters.
Burbank Unified school officials say cuts will have to be made after a 10-cent-per-square-foot parcel tax failed to garner the two-thirds majority it needed from voters.
The Redwood City School District is preparing to close and/or merge several schools as part of a cost-cutting plan meant to blunt a projected deficit of $10 million over the next three years.
A marijuana tax that would have raised beacoup bucks for education is dead in the water.
“The Moorlach Report is a flashing caution light to almost every public education budget in California. Unless things can change quickly, taxpayers can expect new levies, and post-secondary students and parents should fear higher tuition.”
The Oakland Unified School District must cut tens of millions of dollars out of its budget within the next four years or risk coming back under state control.
Franklin Elementary and Wilson Middle may be next on the chopping block.