The latest from the YES campaign

Prop 2 will make the most urgent repairs and upgrades for California’s public schools

SACRAMENTO - With nearly 57% of the vote, the Associated Press has called another statewide ballot measure. Californians have passed Proposition 2, the $10 billion investment to make sure students are safe and ready to learn. The campaign, supported by the California Teachers Association, Coalition for Adequate School Housing, Community College League of California, Association of California School Administrators, California School Board Association, California School Nurses Organziation, California Building Industry Association and nearly 300 other groups and organizations has issued the following statement:

“For too long, California’s local public schools have gone without essential repairs and upgrades and our students have suffered the consequences. 

Proposition 2 provides a light at the end of the tunnel for so many of our schools, many of which have waited years for funding to make critical updates. We applaud the work of the coalition for educating voters about the importance of Prop 2 and making sure Californians understood how critical the measure is to the future of not just schools, but our communities.

With so many schools built decades ago, more than 38 percent of students are currently attending schools that don’t meet minimum standards where they are exposed to dangers like asbestos, mold, unsafe drinking water, and extreme heat.

The passage of Proposition 2 is a milestone for public schools that so badly need funding to make repairs to infrastructure, update wiring and fire safety and retrofit existing buildings for earthquakes and other natural disasters. 

Voters should feel confident in their vote for Prop 2 because of the strict accountability that will ensure funding is spent exactly how it is intended, making certain that the resources authorized by Proposition 2 will go directly to schools and updated classrooms, making the real winner the students across California.”