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Studies show Prop. 30 stabilized school
funding in California for the first time since the
Great Recession began, allowing school districts
to avert thousands of teacher layoffs. It
helped the Legislature balance its budget
for the first time in years — and it reduced
kindergarten class sizes in Nevada County.
ON PAGE 42 PLEASANT VALLEY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT PETER MINETT
SHARES THE IMPACT OF PROP. 30 ON HIS STUDENTS.
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