Presentation by Jeff Camp at "Repairing California: Time for a California Constitutional August 11th 2009

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Jeff Camp's presentation from the August 11th event "Repairing California: Time for a Constitutional Convention" hosted by Repair California, Bay Area Council and Full Circle Fund. Jeff Camp is the Chair of Full Circle Fund's Education Circle, sits of the California Governor's Committee on Excellence in Education, and is the other of Full Circle Fund's Education Impact Guide.

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Presentation by Jeff Camp at "Repairing California: Time for a California Constitutional August 11th 2009 — Webinar Transcript

Repairing California Education Jeff Camp August 11, 2009

Different USA California 4,500 words 75,000 words amended 17 times amended 500+ times

Different USA California 4,500 words 75,000 words amended 17 times amended 500+ times Revere it Repair it!

California 3.0 Time for a Constitutional Convention

Education Matters

Confronting the Facts

Years Ahead Years Behind National Average Statewide Scores All Students Source: 2007 NAEP scores. Variance from average of 4 th and 8 th grade reading and math scale scores, divided by ten. Massachusetts

Years Ahead Years Behind National Average Statewide Scores All Students Massachusetts California kids are a year behind

Years Ahead Years Behind Poverty All Students In Poverty Black Latino Not in Poverty Asian White National Average for students in poverty National Average for students not in poverty

Years Ahead Years Behind Poverty All Students In Poverty Black Latino Not in Poverty Asian White California kids are behind

Years Ahead Years Behind California Kids Are Behind All Students In Poverty Black Latino Not in Poverty Asian White

Why?

Most high-wage states

Spend a lot per student…

Most states follow this pattern

But California is about 30% below the norm.

California: Less of Everything

It Wasn’t Always This Way 2009-10 (est)

Why?

State 2/3 “ Yes” and “No” votes don’t count equally.

Golden Rule

1965

Communities set local property taxes to pay for local schools

Required local commitment.

Very unequal funding based on existing patterns of wealth

1965 vs. Today

Communities set local property taxes to pay for local schools

Required local commitment.

Very unequal funding based on existing patterns of wealth

The state levies taxes and allocates funds for schools.

Requires Sacramento support, not local.

More equally allocated, but less funding overall.

Boom and Bust

Time to Re-connect Schools and Communities

What About Equity?

One Solution: Matching Funds

Empowerment

California 3.0 Time for a Constitutional Convention

Presentation by Jeff Camp at "Repairing California: Time for a California Constitutional August 11th 2009

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Presentation by Jeff Camp at "Repairing California: Time for a California Constitutional August 11th 2009 — Webinar Transcript