[AVNevis]

Some great analysis on how Governor Schwarzennegger isn't starving education of it's funding.

[AVNevis]

McClintock PING!

BTW, would anyone have an interest in a formal McClintock PING list?

[bill1952]

$9,508 per pupil?

That's considerably more than it costs for a quality private education here.

Actually, it's WAY more.

[swilhelm73]

or a total of $285,240 per classroom

If that is starving, I'd hate to see what bloated is...

[econ_grad]

I thought Arnold cut spending.

[bill1952]

State schools superintendent Jack O'Connell this week called for massive tax increases

And that's okay with the good voters there??

[Lancey Howard]

That's $206 per pupil more than last year. That means every classroom of 30 students will receive $6,180 more next year than it did this year - or a total of $285,240 per classroom.

McClintock is simply great. He cuts right to the heart of Democrat/liberal/scumbag hypocrisy.

[taxesareforever]

Is there any state education association that says they are getting enough money for schools? I don't believe there is. All we ever hear is that it is not enough. They never provide a number for what is enough but always claim that whatever they are getting is not enough. Low test scores are a plus for the school system because they can claim a need for more money to raise scores. Hasn't changed scores yet but that doesn't stop the money grubbers for asking for more.

[goldstategop]

We're spending more on education than ever before and in the world of Sacspeak, a phantom cut is equated with a real spending cut! We should just hand over our wallets and starve. "Its all for the chilrun."

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

[carl in alaska]

This is what I've been saying all along. Administrative overhead costs are out of control in the Cal public schools. Bump for later complete read.

[ElkGroveDan]

Meanwhile, per pupil funding has grown 59.2 percent from $5,972 in 1995-96 to $9,508

At the same time my kids are receiving a better education with all the supplies they need at a Christian school for for $3500 a year. Their schools' test scores average 10 points above neighboring Elk Grove School District's scores.

[Carry_Okie]

That's only state funding. By the time you throw in lottery money, special programs for disabled learners, federal funds, and local contributions, total K-12 spending adds up to over $12,000 per child.

[heleny]

total funding for K-12 education has grown ... to $60.401 billion as proposed next year

With a budget just over $100 Billion, K-12 education comprises about 60%, and that doesn't even include college-university funding. That seems too high.

$9,508 for every pupil in the California public schools

If we could reduce the number of illegal aliens in CA who fail to pay tuition* for the "free" education, we could save so much money.
* very few pupils pay tuition in CA public schools, but a finite number of nonresidents pay regularly