Which Way, L.A.?
Parents Pony Up for Public Schools
California law requires that all kids have access to the same level of school spending . Of course they don't, but now the difference is being exaggerated by Governor Schwarzenegger's proposed cuts in funding for education.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readCalifornia law requires that all kids have access to the same level of school spending. Of course they don't, but now the difference is being exaggerated by Governor Schwarzenegger's proposed cuts in funding for education. We hear from a district that's collecting extra money to keep teachers from being fired and another where parents can't afford to chip in more than they already pay in taxes.
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Karen Radziner
Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?
Sonya Geis
Senior Managing Editor
Dave Wagman
Board President, Peninsula Education Foundation
Marcos Beltran
Research Coordinator, Whittier City Parents for Education
John Rogers
Professor of Education at UCLA, director of the Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access