Important Dates
Dec. 6 - Legislation Team meeting
9:30 a.m., 3477 School St., Lafayette
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Welcome to GET SMART On Education !
GET SMART On Education provides
straight-forward information about California
legislation and public education issues that affect our
local schools. The Las Trampas Creek Council of PTAs
(LTCC) Legislation Team makes it easy to work with
fellow parents and citizens in Lamorinda and Walnut
Creek to
become informed. We provide links
to experts and more detailed reports and show
you how to communicate with your government
representatives. The
LTCC
Legislation Team
meets monthly throughout the year
and welcomes all to participate.
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Proposition 76 Defeated
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Yesterday California voters rejected Proposition 76,
the “Live Within Our Means” initiative, on the special
election ballot. This is good news for school districts
in our area and throughout the state. In our
last issue of GET SMART,
we outlined the dire impact Proposition 76 would
have had on public school funding. THANK YOU
for taking the time to become informed and for
your support in defeating this measure!
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Stay Informed
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While the California State PTA, many local parent
groups, and other education supporters agreed that
Proposition 76 was a bad idea for our schools, most
people also agree that the State’s budget process
and system of funding public education are still in
need of reform. Rational change requires a
thoughtful, balanced approach that is informed by
dialogue among citizens and their elected officials.
The
Legislation Team is focused on providing a local forum
for such discussion and debate of issues affecting
public education, with sensitivity to broader State
implications. We hope you’ll be part of this continuing
conversation at our
monthly meetings.
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