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# Tony Street Santa Monica Education budget crisis is serious
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/tony-street-santa-monica-education-budget-crisis-is-serious-editor/
- Published: 2003-05-26T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T02:11:25.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Montana, #archive-import

*By Jennifer Happillon Santa Monica*

We need Measure S to pass June 3! The crisis is real. Without Measure S: • We will lose 91 excellent teachers; • Class-size will increase dramatically from elementary school to high school by as much as 50 percent in third grade classes and up to 42 students per class at the high school level; • Elementary school music programs will be gone; • Pre-school programs for low-and moderate-income children will be eliminated; • Advanced placement courses will be cut back, hampering our high school students’ ability to compete for college admission; • We will lose custodians, librarians and school nurses — the critical support that ensures our kids a healthy and enriching learning environment.

We bought our north of Montana home because Santa Monica-Malibu schools are among the best in the state, but that could change overnight if Measure S does not pass. It is up to us to solve this crisis at the local level. Measure S will restore a large portion of money we’re losing from the state and save our schools from drastic budget cuts.

Thanks in advance for voting yes on Measure S and for urging others to do the same!

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 26, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/052603.pdf?ref=smdp.com)