August 11, 2015
In their post-session report to the state Supreme Court, legislators claim they should not face contempt sanctions, because they plan “a listening tour of the State” regarding school levy “reform” proposals. The “reforms” they're considering, however, are simply shell games that would do nothing to increase funding for schools. read more
August 3, 2015
As lawmakers face contempt sanctions for their failure to fully fund schools, they're telling the state Supreme Court that I-1351's class-size reductions are "not part of this case." But the plaintiffs - a coalition of parents, teachers, school districts and community groups - say “that's just procrastination, not compliance” with the constitution. read more
July 20, 2015
The tragedy of this [budget] is that each individual legislator had exceptional power to make sure Initiative 1351 was funded. read more
July 16, 2015
Our politicians want you to believe that we can only afford smaller classes for 20 percent of our public school students. This is simply not true. The solution? A fair revenue plan. read more
July 9, 2015
Supporters of Initiative 1351 condemned the agreement announced yesterday by Senate leaders that would delay many of the I-1351’s class-size standards until 2023. “Our kids deserve better and the state constitution requires more,” said Mary Howes, citizen sponsor of I-1351. read more
