Teachers, schools superintendent sue governor over school funding

[Kadie]

Teachers, schools superintendent sue governor over school funding
By JENNIFER COLEMAN, Associated Press Writer

Tuesday, August 9, 2005


(08-09) 14:17 PDT SACRAMENTO, (AP) --


California's top school official and the state's largest teachers union sued Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday to restore $3.1 billion they claim is owed to public schools.


At issue is a deal that was struck during a meeting with the governor in December 2003, a month after he was sworn into office.


Educators said they agreed to accept $2 billion in cuts to help the newly elected governor balance the 2004-05 state budget. To do that, lawmakers had to suspend Proposition 98, the voter-approved funding guarantee for schools.


In return, the governor promised that schools would get more money if state revenues increased more than expected, said Jack O'Connell, superintendent of public instruction.


"Revenues did go up, and according to our agreement with the governor public education should have been one of the beneficiaries," O'Connell said.

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/08/09/state/n141731D86.DTL

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1. How can lawmakers suspend a voter approved proposition??

Something is terribly wrong with this whole deal. I wonder, has any other govenor been sued before?

Go Teachers!