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Good schools help to build strong neighborhoods
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Vote Yes on Measure T
Tuesday, November 3
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Measure T allows voters to keep tax dollars here in our local schools
giving parents, teachers and principals the power to help our
87,000 students and 93 schools.
2. Sacramento
Politicians
Failed Us Again!
Politicians Stole Money From Our Schools We’ve Come Too Far To Give Up Now
Sacramento politicians have stolen even more of our school funding to solve their Our local schools have made great strides. The Long Beach Unified School District has earned dozens of
own budget mess, leaving our local schools another $95 million short. The state’s latest budget grab prestigious awards, including the distinction of being America’s best school district. Our teachers are
now will force LBUSD schools to lay off at least 200 teachers and deeply cut or eliminate vital, ranked among the nation’s finest. Numerous elementary, middle and high schools here have won state
successful programs. and national honors for academic excellence.
Although the Long Beach Unified School District has cut more than $100 million from its budget over As a result, we have continued to attract superior teachers. Better teachers and top-notch instruction
the past five years, it has remained a well-managed, award-winning model for school districts nationally. have increased student achievement. While other school districts experience high dropout rates, our
students go on to good jobs or obtain college degrees.
All of the progress we’ve made improving education, reducing class size, enhancing student safety and
raising test scores is in jeopardy – unless we take action together. We must act now to keep our tax Without Measure T, our schools will lack the
dollars here at home and make our schools a top priority. tools necessary to continue the progress they
have made.
Measure T Will Keep Our Tax Dollars Measure T Requires dor sed By:
Here In Local Schools Strict Accountability Measure T is En
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Measure T will: • A Citizen Oversight Committee
• Gove rnor George De
will ensure Measure T funds are
O’Neill (ret.)
spent efficiently, effectively and
Long Beach Mayor Beverly
• Generate $12.5 million per year by creating a $92 as promised • n
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USD Superinte
annual assessment on local properties for just
five years – only 25 cents a day • Audits will be conducted every year • Former LB
and expenditure reports will be ees Association
• Save 200 teaching positions
available in local libraries • California School Employ
• Maintain after school programs that cut crime
Long Beach
and keep our kids off the streets, out of gangs • By law, no Measure T funds can pay
• Teachers Association of
and away from drugs administrators’ salaries
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• Preserve academic and vocational programs
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• Measure T funds will be put in a
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only be spent on voter-approved
local classroom needs.
And, Measure T Exempts Senior Citizens.
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