"During a news conference, the president of the teachers union again reiterated their demands to have the district spend reserve funds to help reach a deal. "Our districts are not banks. Today's dollars for today's students is what this agreement achieves and they need to figure it out. And the state of California could go a lot further by fully funding public education today, tomorrow and hopefully joining together for the future," said UESF President Cassondra Curiel."
"Natalie Wheatfall-Lum works with the educational consultant EdTrust-West. She says California's underfunding of schools can be traced back to the passing of Prop 13. "Ever since then, the amount of spending that California does on its students has dropped steadily over the several decades since it passed," said Wheatfall-Lum. Wheatfall-Lum says while everyone wants to see more funding, discussions are also being had about how the state allocates the money. Because without change, Wheatfall-Lum says the current issues will likely only get worse."
San Francisco teachers rallied for a fourth day after negotiations with SFUSD failed. The union demanded the district use reserve funds to reach a deal and urged greater state funding. UESF president Cassondra Curiel said districts should prioritize current students and called for full California public education funding. Budget and financing problems have worsened across the state, creating financial crises in many districts. San Jose Unified discussed potential closure or relocation of multiple schools as concerned parents attended meetings. Educational consultant Natalie Wheatfall-Lum traced California's underfunding to Prop 13 and said per-student spending has dropped steadily over decades, warning conditions will worsen without allocation changes.
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