Editor’s note: Kids count, but can adults?
Should taxpayers trust Sac City schools with more money?
Children deserve everything they need for a chance to succeed in school, including well-equipped classrooms, labs and libraries.
But what if the adults in charge are terrible at math—specifically, balancing the budget?
That’s the difficult choice facing voters March 3 on Measure H, Sacramento City Unified School District’s $750 million bond issue to upgrade classrooms, labs, libraries and technology; build career training centers; and to provide music and arts facilities.
To repay the bonds, the measure would cost property owners 5 cents per $100 of assessed value, which the district says will amount to $88 more a year for the typical homeowner and raise $35 million a year.
Measure H requires at least 55% of the vote to pass.
The district says there’s a dire need because most of its schools are more than 50 years old, don’t meet current safety and instructional standards and cost more to CONTINUE READING: Editor's note: Kids count, but can adults? • SN&R Extra