California's school funding measure under siege in tough times
Published: Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 - 12:00 am | Page 1A
Last Modified: Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 - 12:09 am
When teachers unions and education groups backed Proposition 98 nearly a quarter-century ago, they told voters it was "a well-thought-out plan for California's schools to once again be among the very best in the nation."
But as public schools pack more than 30 students into kindergarten classrooms, cut a week of instruction and shutter campus libraries, education advocates wonder to what extent Proposition 98 has served its purpose.
The state ranks among the worst in students per teacher and spent 12 percent below the national
