Ep 89 Public education money, COVID and the power of Santa Cruz County school boards 1.31.21

This episode is the first in Santa Cruz Local's Distance Learning series. Today we explore how the state's public education system is organized and funded, and how decisions are made. Many of you wanted to know: How can students, parents and teachers make their voice heard in such a huge, complicated system? We hear from former county superintendent Michael Watkins and state Sen. John Laird on the governor's school reopening plan and how to get involved. Support local journalism with a Santa Cruz Local membership: https://santacruzlocal.org/membership/ Subscribe to Santa Cruz Local's free newsletter. We're in your inbox two to three times a week: https://mailchi.mp/santacruzlocal/forward Santa Cruz Local members, read the transcript to this episode: https://santacruzlocal.org/ Take Santa Cruz Local's survey on education: https://santacruzlocal.org/schools Learn how to participate in the state senate budget subcommittee on education: https://sbud.senate.ca.gov/subcommittee1 Email state Sen. John Laird: [e-mail]