In solidarity with the great momentum happening in Northern San Mateo County schools around the “March 4: Day to Defend Public Education”, the Kalayaan School for Equity is trying to do whatever it can to raise awareness about these seemingly unending budget cuts that directly threaten our public schools, whether it’s K-12, Community Colleges, CSU’s, and the UC’s.
To support our local school district, we’ve put together a 35-50 minute (depending on how deeply you decide to engage students/audience members) Apple Keynote and PowerPoint lesson that we invite all to download, distribute, and most importantly use on March 4th and beyond. We hope you’ll find it to be a valuable tool to raise awareness about how our local schools are funded and the short and long-term effects that further cuts could have on Northern San Mateo County. Included is some eye-opening data about the per pupil spending of our local schools, how that compares to other districts on the Peninsula, and info about California’s Economy that offers some interesting perspective on the issue. Of course, if you’re a Cali resident but aren’t living in Daly City, Pacifica, Colma (snicker), or South SF, some of the specific info might not apply directly, but—we’re really sorry to say—chances are most of it will connect to you and your community.
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