Income for California public education, K-12 (2000-01)*
Property Taxes $ 11,784,693,666 21.27%
State Sources 31,392,549,317 56.67%
Federal Sources 4,159,512,909 7.51%
Other Sources 8,059,233,325 14.55%
Total $ 55,395,989,217 100.00%
So, "$7.4 billion expense hurting American kids, group says" is bull it barely makes up 20% of California's total budget. With 49 other states in the Union that is barely a speed bump... Look to liberal waste and greed for the true problems.