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Bad News from L.A.: Landlords Win, Students Lose | Diane Ravitch's blog

Bad News from L.A.: Landlords Win, Students Lose | Diane Ravitch's blog

Bad News from L.A.: Landlords Win, Students Lose

Voters in Los Angeles yesterday turned down Measure EE, which would have raised $500 million yearly for schools. The measure required a 2/3 yes vote, but didn’t win a majority. It would have been funded mostly by taxes on commercial properties, and the LA Chamber of Commerce mounted a campaign to defeat it.
It would have funded smaller classes, nurses, social workers, librarians, arts and music.
What a crying shame.
If you care about the kids, you have to do right by them.
Bad News from L.A.: Landlords Win, Students Lose | Diane Ravitch's blog