[NormsRevenge]

The rest of the article.

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A spokesman for Schwarzenegger's finance director didn't immediately return a call seeking comment.

Another way to get more money for schools would be to lower the threshold needed to pass local parcel taxes from the current two-thirds to 55 percent of voters, O'Connell said. Parcel taxes are flat fees charged to landowners, levied by local governments.

Proposition 39, which voters approved in 2000, lowered the threshold for some school construction bonds to 55 percent of the vote, has led to voter approval of $10 billion in new bonds, O'Connell said. The threshold had originally been two-thirds.

Other issues the superintendent highlighted during his address included working toward universal preschool for all 4-year-olds, better nutrition and physical education for students, and creating standards for students who are going into the trades, instead of heading to college.

The career technical education standards will largely include the same skills as college-bound students, O'Connell said, since so many trades require training in advanced math skills and technical reading and writing.

O'Connell said he expected to present those standards to the Board of Education in March.





On the Net:

The state Department of Education: www.cde.ca.gov

[Torie]

More, more, more, as one tries to squeeze more out of the dried out juiceless bankrupt prune, sans any real reform. Just say no. I am still so pissed about that initiative borrowing 3 billion to do its own stem cell research that I just want to scream. No, I am in favor of stem cell research, but not by bankrupt California free lancing with money it does not have.

[Maceman]

State education chief calls for more funds for schools ^

This is what Howie Carr would call a "standing head" (e.g. a headline that is always typeset and ready to run because it is used so often).

[bayourod]

"universal preschool for all 4-year-olds, better nutrition and physical education for students"

Well, we now know where California's priorities are.

[goldstategop]

Parcel taxes are particularly regressive. More seniors stand to lose their homes. And its all for the chilrun. Thanks for passing on your program, Jack O'Connell and we'll be sure to let voters know your party wants to raise property taxes on the middle class and retired folks.

Denny Crane: "I look to two things. First to God and then to Fox News."

[NormsRevenge]

Schools chief (O'Connell) offers 'P-16' plan

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1328126/posts

[Mr. Jeeves]

Saying funding for public education is "bottoming out,"...

BWAHAHAHA! I needed a laugh this morning. Bottoming out at 30 billion +??? Cry me a river.