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Californians should read this too: (TLDR: It's Prop 13's fault) https://www.kqed.org/news/11980715/why-dont-more-bay-area-kids-ride-school-buses https://www.k
by nextdoorsv 2y ago
Californians should read this too:
(TLDR: It's Prop 13's fault)
https://www.kqed.org/news/11980715/why-dont-more-bay-area-kids-ride-school-buses https://www.kqed.org/news/11980715/why-dont-more-bay-area-ki...
>California has fewer school buses than in other parts of the country. A survey conducted by the Federal Highway Administration found that nationally, almost 40% of school-aged kids ride a school bus. In California, that number is only 8%.
>Like so many questions related to school funding and services, the answer to Winters’ question has roots in the passage of Proposition 13
- nextdoorsv 2y agoI think people would be surprised that there's school districts where the median home value is $1.5M, but the district can't afford any school bus service except for federally mandated school buses for special ed kids. For those familiar with the Bay Area - Fremont: https://fremontunified.org/about/business-services/transportation/elimination-of-home-to-school-transportation-services/ https://fremontunified.org/about/business-services/transport...
- nullc 2y agoMany-- most?-- states have property tax rates capped for your primary residence. Otherwise property values going up can push you out of your home. Prop 13 goes further-- but many of the communities with the low tax income are precisely the ones full of single family homes rather than expansive commercial/industrial areas. California ranks 19th in the country in per student spending -- so it's not wildly out of place compared to the rest of the country. Moreover, Florida bus rates are at 30% and it ranks near the very bottom in per-student spend. I think you should look elsewhere for the low bus rates than funding.