RE: Question 1: Funding Model

I have a few concerns about the funding.  

1- Am I reading this right?  It appears that the landowners in California will bare the brunt of this problem.  If so, my concern is that most middle class Americans can't afford housing and rent homes/apartments or are mortgage poor and as years go by, this will only get worse.  In some areas there are families with four kids in a two-bedroom apartment or home.  I don't think the money assess addresses the problem nor is it fair for the landowner, they are not all ‘rich' as people might like to think.   I think you should consider addressing all working persons with an assessment for schools, that way the poor would have some responsibility to the problem at hand and possibly be a bit more concerned as others have implied the lack of interest in the ongoing education of their kids.


2- I'm concerned that a lot of the money appropriated goes to the machine and not the teachers and students.  I have a friend that gets $95 dollars a student per year; the administration gets the bulk of it.  She teaches second grade and finds herself continually frustrated by the politics involved too.  What a disparity!  The administration should be assessed and individually and helped or couched if necessary to streamline, paper work etc. isn't overwhelming.  I am glad that some school districts can afford more than others, maybe they can have an ‘adopt a school district' program that would let them raise money for a poorer one and assist those in developing a better educational environment.

3- Also, I am concerned that there are alternative schools that have facilities that are growing and I don't think they should be caught in the cross fire of the poor schools vs. the rich schools.  Their funding needs are unique to the system and should be addressed at that level.

4- Regarding higher education, I think the schools are great at giving accessibility to all and to give second chances to those who didn't quite get it in high school.  The costs should be lower, but I also think that there should be a consideration to all kids that they do not incur debt beyond their capacity to earn and pay it back in a reasonable amount of time.  Some graduates default on loans etc. because they didn't have a realistic view of what the debt ratio to their earning capacity was, with no realistic plan in mind, they give up or are paying them back sporadically.  They need both good and wise counsel and a program that doesn't cost more than their earning ability.