New Deal Budget Takes $3 Billion From Schools and Causes More Shortfalls Next Year
Today lawmakers are scheduled to vote on a "new deal" budget package that is just as disastrous for students, public schools, colleges, health care and other vital services as the “get out of town” budget they passed in the wee morning hours Tuesday.
Today's "new deal" budget package, like the earlier version, still does absolutely nothing to solve the state’s structural deficit, includes no ongoing revenues and puts everyone in California at risk. What's even worse is it still cuts $3 billion from public education and never restores those funds.
This "new deal" budget is still full of gimmicks that rely on borrowing, the lottery and future state revenues in order to close the $15 billion budget deficit, which sets our schools up for more funding shortfalls next year and undermines Prop. 98, the voter supported minimum school funding guarantee.
This "new deal" budget guarantees that the amount California spends on our students remains at the bottom nationwide.
Our students and schools deserve better.
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Call your legislators (1-888-268-4334) and urge them to vote NO on this disastrous budget package.
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