O'CONNELL ATTACKS GOVERNOR'S BUDGET vs

CALIFORNIA STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION JACK O'CONNELL CAME TO SEASIDE TODAY WHERE HE CRITICIZED GOVERNOR ARNOLD SCHWARZNEGGER'S EDUCATION BUDGET. HE SPOKE AT SEASIDE HIGH SCHOOL, ASKING PEOPLE TO FIGHT FOR EDUCATION FUNDING. O'CONNELL SAID ALTHOUGH THE GOVERNOR PROMISED TO FULLY FUND PROPOSITION 98, HIS BUDGET IS $2.3 BILLION BELOW WHAT THE PROPOSITION GUARANTEES. HE SAID ABOUT 43 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE, ARE ON THE EDGE OF BANKRUPTCY. ALMOST HALF OF THE CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS COME FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, AND ONE IN FOUR CALIFORNIA STUDENTS LEARN ENGLISH AFTER ENTERING THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.