Updated: June 4, 2010  PTA Joins in Historic Lawsuit On May 20 the California State PTA joined more than 60 children and nine school districts (including Alameda and San Francisco) in filing a lawsuit claiming that the state of California has failed in their constitutional obligation to support public schools. This unprecedented action on the part of the PTA comes as a last resort effort to force the state Legislature and governor to fix a broken education funding system. The lawsuit would require Sacramento to fund schools based on what state law requires they offer to children - qualified teachers, books, physical education, science labs, special education, English language instruction, etc. The California case follow similar lawsuits across the country, many of which have resulted in courts setting significantly higher levels of school funding. All legal representation for the plaintiffs is pro bono, thereby incurring no legal costs to the PTA and other organizations and individuals involved. Keep Up on the Issues Over Summer Sign up for legislative updates with the State PTA ( www.capta.org) and the local Las Trampas Creek Council Legislative Team (www.lastrampaspta.org) click on Legislation). Have a great summer! - Alice Stauffer astauffer1@comcast.net Additional sites: |