Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/94609
Prop. 30 wins! Prop. 32 loses! DESPITE THE FA CT THAT MOST STUDENTS and children couldn't vote, their voices were heard in victories for pro-public educa- tion issues and candidates. Californians passed Prop. 30, avert- ing drastic cuts to the state's education system, and defeated Prop. 32, retaining educators' voice in the political process. In declaring Prop. 30 a victory, Gov. Jerry Brown said, "I think the only place in America where a state actually said let's raise our taxes for our kids, for our schools, for our California dream." "We achieved a monumental victory for our students, our union and our state. Because of the outreach done by our members, California voters demonstrated their willingness to invest in 24 California Educator November 2012 Clockwise from top: CTA Board members José Alcalá, E. Toby Boyd, and Terri Jackson celebrate. Gov. Jerry Brown thanks supporters. Laura Wong, with the Capital Fellows Program, watches elections results. our public schools and colleges and avoid $6 billion in trigger cuts," said CTA President Dean Vogel. "Our local communities will receive funding to keep police on the street, and our state can begin to pay down the wall of debt it's amassed during the recession." Had Prop. 30 failed, public education would have faced a cata- strophic $6 billion in trigger cuts, including half a billion from state colleges and universities. For some school districts, such as the state's two largest, Los Angeles and San Diego Unified, those midyear cuts would have lopped as many as 20 days off the school year. Voters rejected Prop. 32, a deceptive ballot measure aimed at silencing educators, other workers and their unions. "We sent a message that you can't buy California because