California Districts To Sue State Over Education Funding

The Sacramento Bee (9/28, Yamamura) reports that the San Francisco Unified School District is among California districts that are planning to sue the state "over $2.1 billion in education funding they believe state leaders should have provided in the June budget. The California School Boards Association, the Association of California School Administrators and school districts will hold a press conference Wednesday to explain their case." The piece explains that the controversy stems from "a last-minute deal" between the state and the California Teachers Association which included teacher "job protections and restrictions on how school districts can cut their budgets if the state determines in December that revenues will fall short of expectations."