G.O.P. Assembly Leader Proposes To Save California Public Education Cuts Without New Taxes--By Shifting School Money From Democratic To Republican School Districts

Published: April 3, 2008, 3:26 pm

By Bill Cavala A veteran of over 30 years in Sacramento At the heart of any discussion of the state's budget deficit lies funding for public education. In the late 1980's, California's voters determined that at least 40% of the state's general fund revenues should be used to back up local property taxes limited by 1978's Proposition 13. That means any cuts in state spending that exclude k-12 funding will fall upon the remaining 60% of the general fund. That means huge cuts in higher education, corrections, and health/welfare spending. To avoid these cuts, which could mean the early release of felons from state prisons, the GOP looks to cut public education then to claim that the cuts won't matter. GOP leader Mike Villines is specific: We can get more money in the classrooms without raising the deficit (or raising taxes). Villines would do this by shifting money from urban school districts to rural and suburban seats. Or, should we call them

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