Vote yes on Measure EE today to increase funding for public school students, the Times editorial board writes (via latimesopinion)
There are lots of problems in L.A.’s public schools, and there are plenty of factors — societal, governmental and educational — that can be blamed. But one simple reality is this: The Los Angeles Unified School District is dramatically underfunded. When the cost of living is factored in, California ranks among the bottom 10 states in the country in per-pupil expenditures. Compared with cities such as New York and Boston, Los Angeles’ spending on its schools and students is shockingly low.
The measure’s opponents have made some valid counter-arguments. They note that the district hasn’t always spent its money wisely — — remember the iPad debacle? — and that late-in-the-game word changes in the measure’s language caused some confusion about exactly what might be taxed. The district has designed this tax measure to reduce the regressive qualities inherent in parcel taxes. Most of those taxes assess a set dollar amount on each parcel, whether it’s a small cottage or a multimillion-dollar mansion or a vast warehouse. The district’s square-footage formula, which would cost the owner of a 1,500-square-foot house $240 a year, eliminates much of that problem, though houses of the same size with very different market values would still pay the same.
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Vote yes on Measure EE, the parcel tax to increase L.A. schools fundingThe Times editorial board calls for a yes vote on Measure EE, a parcel tax that would raise $500 million per year for the L.A. Unified School District.
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