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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: JOHN MOCKLER ON PROP 98’s RELEVANCE: Initiative's father looks back & bleakly ahead

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: JOHN MOCKLER ON PROP 98’s RELEVANCE: Initiative's father looks back & bleakly ahead

JOHN MOCKLER ON PROP 98’s RELEVANCE: Initiative's father looks back & bleakly ahead

By John Fensterwald - Educated Guess | http://bit.ly/eiyDPq This year, the Legislature suspended Proposition 98 because revenues actually increased, and lawmakers and the governor didn’t want to pay K-12 schools and community colleges all that they were legally owed. Next year, they can meet the Prop 98 minimum while slashing at least $2 billion for K-12 education. Is Prop 98 still useful –