2012. Web. 12 Sept. 2012. <http://www.edsource.org/today/2012/brown-struggling-to-sell-
prop-30-to-wary-voters/19340>.
In the article Brown Struggling to Sell Prop 30 to Wary Voters by John Fensterwald, there are many facts that give you a real sense of what proposition 30 is all about. A yes on Proposition 30 will take away over $6 billion in deadly cuts against our school systems. Fensterwald gives a view from the middle and tells you what will happen if the bill passes or not. With the yes vote the schools will be saved from the billion dollar cuts and instead will raise taxes. Fensterwald states that, "...would raise an average of $6 billion per year by raising the sales tax a quarter cent for four years and increasing the income tax for seven years on those earning more than $250,000 per year." (Fensterwald). John Fewnsterwald has a lot of credibility because of his involvement in the school systems and has written many respectable articles. "John wrote editorials for the Mercury News in San Jose, with a focus on education. He worked as a reporter, news editor and opinion editor for three newspapers..."(http://www.edsource.org/today/author/john). John Fensterwald has a great amount of knowledge in the educational systems and wrote a great article on Proposition 30.
"Yes on Prop 30 -- Take a Stand for Schools and Local Public Safety." California Labor Federation.
N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2012. <http://www.calaborfed.org/index.php/site/page/1715>.
The article Yes on Prop 30 -- Take a Stand for Schools and Local Public Safety on the California Labor Federation's website is an opinion piece that supports Proposition 30. Prop 30 intends to stop cuts and actually give money back to schools and advance learning and not cut school days due to teacher furloughs. "YES on 30" is the slogan for this proposition and if it is passed it will not only help fight California's deficit, but will create more jobs. Since all of the cuts in the education and security forces, many jobs have resulted in pink slips and lay offs. Bringing back teachers, librarians, school administrators, cops, firefighters and many more jobs can arise from the passing of this proposition. I think that the pros of prop 30 drastically out weigh the cons. I know I would pay a little bit extra in my taxes to help children in the K-12 schooling systems along with college students because it is scientifically proven that people learn best in the first five years of their lives and if classrooms are overfilled without proper resources where is our next generation heading? This website show ethos because of the fact that it is titled California Labor Federation, you know that the columnists and editors of this site do not allow false statements on it. In library 10 we learned that websites ending in (.org) stand for organizations which have credible information that are good to use in research. This site is good for supporting facts on proposition 30: "YES on 30"
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