Tell the State Legislature to raise funding for California public schools to the national average by 2020 and to the average of the top 10 states by 2025.
Despite boasting the fifth-largest economy in the world and the highest gross domestic product of any state, California sits near the bottom nationally in nearly every significant measure of school funding and school staffing.
Adjusted for cost of living, California ranks 41st in per-pupil funding, We're 45th in the percentage of taxable income spent on education, 45th in student-teacher ratios, and 48th in staff per student. That’s not good enough for our children, our state, or our future.
California is the home of innovation and opportunity — we’ve never been content with average. To meet the needs of 6.2 million public school students and prepare them for an increasingly competitive and complex world, we simply must do more. We must secure Full and Fair Funding for public schools.
Sign this petition and join the California School Boards Association (CSBA) and its partners in the fight to provide every California student with a high-quality education and the resources needed for success in college, career, and civic life.
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July 20, 2018
im still reading through all the stories people are leaving in the comments and it really puts into perspective why we started this. its wild that we are one of the biggest economies around but our schools are struggling this much. we have to keep pushing because the kids deserve way better than this.
July 20, 2018
im honestly blown away by how much this has taken off. seeing so many people fired up about our schools proves we arent just asking for change but demanding it.
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Too many of our schools have not been funded fairly since 2007. The base limit for funding has never been corrected and the playing field is unfair when one school is receiving substantially more than the neighboring school. California has never funded education as As other states have in spite of having such a thriving economy. This must change!
California has the fifth largest economy in the world and the highest gross domestic product (GDP) of any state — we shouldn’t rank 41st in any area of significance, much less education. If we want all children to achieve at high levels, then we must create conditions that are conducive to success. That starts by giving our schools the resources needed to prepare all students for success in college, career and civic life. If we don’t reprioritize public schools, we put the vitality of our communities, the prosperity of our state and our children’s future at even greater risk.
CA has the #1 economy in the nation. 5th largest in the world. Our investment in public schools needs to match that.
Yes, about time!
I absolutely agree. We have to invest in our kids
The demand to prepare our students for the digital world they are entering requires full and fair funding. The future of the state depends on this.
For the kids!
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Tell the State Legislature to raise funding for California public schools to the national average by 2020 and to the average of the top 10 states by 2025.
Despite boasting the fifth-largest economy in the world and the highest gross domestic product of any state, California sits near the bottom nationally in nearly every significant measure of school funding and school staffing.
Adjusted for cost of living, California ranks 41st in per-pupil funding, We're 45th in the percentage of taxable income spent on education, 45th in student-teacher ratios, and 48th in staff per student. That’s not good enough for our children, our state, or our future.
California is the home of innovation and opportunity — we’ve never been content with average. To meet the needs of 6.2 million public school students and prepare them for an increasingly competitive and complex world, we simply must do more. We must secure Full and Fair Funding for public schools.
Sign this petition and join the California School Boards Association (CSBA) and its partners in the fight to provide every California student with a high-quality education and the resources needed for success in college, career, and civic life.
Updates
July 20, 2018
im still reading through all the stories people are leaving in the comments and it really puts into perspective why we started this. its wild that we are one of the biggest economies around but our schools are struggling this much. we have to keep pushing because the kids deserve way better than this.
July 20, 2018
im honestly blown away by how much this has taken off. seeing so many people fired up about our schools proves we arent just asking for change but demanding it.
10 Comments
With 1/8 students in the US and such a large economy, California must be 1st in school funding. We owe it to our children and to our future.
Too many of our schools have not been funded fairly since 2007. The base limit for funding has never been corrected and the playing field is unfair when one school is receiving substantially more than the neighboring school. California has never funded education as As other states have in spite of having such a thriving economy. This must change!
California has the fifth largest economy in the world and the highest gross domestic product (GDP) of any state — we shouldn’t rank 41st in any area of significance, much less education. If we want all children to achieve at high levels, then we must create conditions that are conducive to success. That starts by giving our schools the resources needed to prepare all students for success in college, career and civic life. If we don’t reprioritize public schools, we put the vitality of our communities, the prosperity of our state and our children’s future at even greater risk.
CA has the #1 economy in the nation. 5th largest in the world. Our investment in public schools needs to match that.
Yes, about time!
I absolutely agree. We have to invest in our kids
The demand to prepare our students for the digital world they are entering requires full and fair funding. The future of the state depends on this.
For the kids!
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With 1/8 students in the US and such a large economy, California must be 1st in school funding. We owe it to our children and to our future.