Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Sacramento Bee: California schools may sue state over budget funding

School officials say they'll sue California over latest state budget

Published: Wednesday, Sep. 28, 2011 - 12:00 am | Page 4A
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Local school officials say they will sue California over $2.1 billion in education funding they believe state leaders should have provided in the June budget.
Officials from the California School Boards Association, the Association of California School Administrators and school districts will hold a news conference today to explain their case.

The San Francisco Unified School District is among those participating.

School groups face a deadline today to challenge the state budget, according to CSBA assistant executive director Rick Pratt.

School administrators have bristled at the state budget ever since Democratic lawmakers and Gov. Jerry Brown brokered a last-minute deal with the California Teachers Association in June.

Pratt said the coalition filing the lawsuit is concerned that the latest budget action sets a bad precedent. The groups fear that state leaders may use similar maneuvers in future budgets to pay schools below the constitutional guarantee.

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