Governor Schwarzenegger has proposed a 10 percent cut to education funding from the state budget, slashing up to $4.8 billion from California public schools. Under this proposed budget, SFUSD stands to lose $40 million.

Currently, California's per-pupil spending is one of the lowest in the nation; according to a recent Education Week report, California spends approximately of $1,900 less per student than the national average.

SFUSD is already operating under a lean budget; the state's budget proposal could require drastic measures.

On February 12, 2008, the SFUSD Board of Education passed a resolution calling on the Governor and Legislature to reject across-the-board cuts to public schools.

To learn more about the proposed budget cuts, the local and statewide efforts to oppose them, and how you can help protect our students, please click on the links to the right.