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Dozens of school districts in L.A. and Orange counties are asking voters to approve $17 billion in funding to maintain and replace school facilities.This fall, dozens of school districts throughout Southern California are asking voters to approve billions of dollars in bonds to repair and renovate aging campuses.In Orange County: 10 school districts are seeking $2 billion
Fees charged on industrial, commercial and residential development are another, though much smaller, source of funding.But the vast majority of districts also need to raise money locally to access matching funds from the state.Districts that are able to raise fewer local dollars for school facilities, and those that serve larger populations of low-income students, English language learners, and foster youth will pay a smaller share of the construction costs than more-affluent districts.
Clockwise from top left: Rooms and buildings in various states of disrepair at Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, San Gabriel Unified School District, Manhattan Beach Unified School District and Centinela Valley Unified School District.That southeast Los Angeles district of about 12,000 students will ask voters to approve an $80 million bond in the fall.
“Students lose learning minutes when they have to pack up all their things,” said Gretchen Janson, assistant superintendent for business services in the district. “Teachers can't be as effective at being instructors when they don't have all their materials with them, when they can't be as prepared as they plan to be.”For example, San Pedro High School is in the midst of a renovation and recently debuted four new chemistry labs funded by a previous bond.
“Any district that's asking its community to pass a local bond has done that work and has that data and information available to their local communities,” said Rebekah Kalleen, a legislative advocate for the Coalition for Adequate School Housing.Critics of bonds say the cost to property owners is too high and question why school districts need money for construction amid declining enrollment.is a frequent opponent of state and local school bonds.
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