Obama Administration Makes Derogatory Comments About CUSD on White House Blog

February 18, 2015 Up-date-

Fresno Unified receives per pupil funding $9,188 per student compared to CUSD’s $7,002 per student.

Source: 2013–14 Current Cost of Education

“The School Districts You Don’t See on This Map Are as Telling as the Ones You Do See:

Right now, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are advancing legislation (H.R. 5) that would cement recent education cuts — taking funding from the schools that need it most and giving it to some of the nation’s wealthiest districts.

This approach is backwards, and our teachers and kids deserve better.

Today, the President’s Domestic Policy Council released a report breaking down the harmful effects of that legislation, and underlining the fundamental importance of dedicated funding for low-income students. You can read that report here.

Here are the top 100 school districts that would see their funding cut: (Interactive Map On Blog)

And keep in mind what that funding could have gone toward: Hiring teachers, school nurses, counselors, or reading specialists. It could help pay for books and supplies — perhaps for a new curriculum. See what passage of the harmful cuts in H.R. 5 could mean to a district near you.

Meanwhile, take a look at a few of the districts that would stand to gain:

Loudon County Public Schools (Loudon County, VA) would see a funding increase of more than $1.7 million. Fewer than 4% of families there live below the poverty line.

Meanwhile, Richmond City Public Schools would see their funding cut by more than $5 million. More than 35% of families there are living in poverty.

Capistrano Unified School District (Orange County, CA) would receive more than $1.1 million in additional funds. Fewer than 9% of families there live below the poverty line.

Meanwhile, the Fresno Unified School District would see their funding cut by more than $4 million. More than 46% of families there live in poverty.

The Plano Independent School District (Plano, TX) would see their funding increase by more than $1.3 million. Fewer than 10% of families there live below the poverty line.

And yet, the Dallas Independent School District would lose more than $13 million in funding. More than 36% of families there are living in poverty.

If you think this is wrong, you’re in good company.
Now, pass this on.”

Source: White House Blog at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/02/13/school-districts-you-dont-see-map-tell-much-story-ones-you-do-see

The Truth:

WHILE THERE ARE A LOT OF WEALTHY PEOPLE IN ORANGE COUNTY - THE SAD TRUTH IS THAT CUSD IS ONE OF THE MOST UNDERFUNDED SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE NATION

Capistrano Unified receives $7,002 in per pupil funding with that amount projected to increase to $8,500 by 2021To put that number into perspective CUSD is receiving $2,499 per student less then California’s current average per pupil spending of $9,501 and $4,224 per student less than the current national average of $11,226.

For Details on how underfunded CUSD is

see: California’s Local Control Funding Formula - A Parents Perspective