It's never too early to make a difference. Nate attended his first rally today and joined many others to protest our Governor's budget cuts in eduction.
We have been hit especially hard by these new cuts in Alameda where schools have suffered for decades from the state's unfair funding formula, which has resulted in Alameda schools getting less funding than other comparable school districts. This is due to a budget formula from the state that was in place when the military base was present here. Now that the base has been gone for years, all those children of military personnel are gone and Alameda schools are effected by the decreased enrollment and therefore decreased funding. The formula won't change without a laysuit. Seriously. So we are constantly dredging for money to keep the lights on at our schools. Hence, Nate will be a natural activist for community and education rights.
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