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# Q-Line asks readers whether California's school funding crisis concerns them
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/122602-story/
- Published: 2002-12-26T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T01:11:38.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Santa Monica, #archive-import

California is dealing with a major budget crisis. The state is in the red by over $30 billion, and in Santa Monica, as well as other cities and towns, public educators are feeling an excruciating financial pinch as a result. But some educators wonder if the public really understands or cares about the dire situation at hand.

So this week, Q-Line wants to know: “Does the lack of funding for public education in California concern you? Why or why not?”

Call (310) 285-8106 with your response before Thursday at 5 p.m. We’ll print it in Friday’s paper. Please limit your comments to a minute or less; it might help to think first about the wording of your response.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 26, 2002.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/122602.pdf?ref=smdp.com)