November 7, 2012

California Voters have responded to Governor Brown’s call for a Temporary Tax Hike to Save Schools

South Pasadena, CA – With the passage of Proposition 30 in the November 6 Presidential election, California will prevent $5.3 billion in trigger cuts to K-12 schools and $500 million in cuts to California’s public universities. Peter Manzo, President & CEO of United Ways of California stated “California has cut or deferred $20 billion from our schools and colleges in the past four years, despite having the ninth largest economy in the world. With the passage of Proposition 30, schools will be spared from losing as much as a month of school days and avoid massive cuts to educational programs our children need to succeed.”

United Ways of California strongly believes that education is the cornerstone of individual and community success. It is fundamental to a community’s economic prosperity: a well-educated workforce that attracts strong jobs for California’s future.

United Ways of California looks forward to working with the new Legislature to improve outcomes for low-income families.

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United Ways of California (UWCA) is the state association for California’s local member United Ways. UWCA works to improve the health, education and financial stability for low-income children and families by enhancing and coordinating the advocacy and community impact work of California’s United Ways. UWCA is a strong advocate of expanding health coverage to all California children and their families. United Ways work closely with local community and business leaders, state and federal legislators, and volunteers to promote this achievable and important goal.