News Impacting CA School Districts Through August 13
Federal News
President Obama signed a bill allocating $26 billion state relief fund for public safety and education jobs. California will get at least $1.2 billion for its schools. California has up to 30 days to apply from enactment, and the federal government then has up to 15 days to distribute the funds. Once money flows to the districts, local school boards have to ratify whatever decisions are made on how the funds will be spent.
Sacramento News
Does anyone really believe that having Meg Whitman in Sacramento will mean state budget passed sooner like she claims.
Reforming State and Local Governance
Even reform measures created by Legislature run into trouble. Citing a $19 billion deficit and a struggling economy, the Legislature voted to remove Prop 18 Water Bond measure from the November ballot and wait until 2012.
School District Impacts
School districts who are looking for additional revenue should tread lightly when looking charging fees for athletics and extra curricular activities. The American Civil Liberties Union is stepping up the pressure on school districts that are violating state law by charging students to participate in athletics and other extracurricular activities.
In a sign of the times, cities, school and special districts in the Alameda and Contra Costa counties have placed 32 measures on the Nov. 2 ballot, and most of them ask voters for money.
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