High stakes for S.F. public schools

Be sure to read this excellent article by PPS stalwarts Lorraine Woodruff-Long and Lisa Schiff, High stakes for S.F. public schools:

The stakes are high for the long-term future of San Francisco’s public schools. School districts across the state are locked in a struggle with the governor over school funding. The reality is that unless there is a dramatic shift in power and money in Sacramento, districts are largely on their own in identifying new sources of funding to make up for shrinking appropriations from the state government.

The bullet we just dodged with the SEIU was a low caliber round compared with the still unresolved UESF contract. The sectarian divisions that have roiled the BOE and our school communities must be put aside. We must act now, in solidarity, to secure better funding for public schools. Schwarzenegger's recent defeat is not enough. We need to make sure this translates into a new agenda in support of schools and school funding.