Title: Top Ten Reasons Why California Is No Longer The Place To Be Or Move To | TechReader
Headings: Top Ten Reasons Why California Is No Longer The Place To Be Or Move To
Top Ten Reasons Why California Is No Longer The Place To Be Or Move To
10 California People Are Notorious Flakes
9 California Legislation Is a Joke and It's Not Funny
8 California's Education System Is Awful and Only Getting Worse
7 California Forces Liberal Ideologies Down People's Throats. Literally.
6 California Crime Rates Are Continuing To Increase
5 California Is Terrible for Small Business
4 California Unemployment Is One Of The Worst In The Nation
3 California Taxes Are Outrageously and Ridiculously High
2 California Immigration Problem is Out Of Control
1 California Housing Prices Are Out Of Control
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Content: Other studies have shown that after adjusting for varied costs of living among states, California’s per-pupil spending levels are even lower. While California’s per-pupil spending lags behind the national average, the state contributes a large share of its budget to K-12. Approximately 28% of state-only funds are spent towards K-12 education, which is the 12th highest budget share in the nation. However, these funds must be spread across a relatively high number of students. Approximately 16.5% of the state’s population are K-12 students, the 8th highest portion in the nation. The funding shortfall of the California State Teacher’s Retirement Benefit System (CalSTRS) presents a looming threat to future school district budgets. California’s low per-pupil spending is reflected in its low number of teachers. In 2012-13, California had a student-to-teacher ratio of 25-to-1, the highest in the nation and much higher than the 15-to-1 national average. This means that California students experience much larger class sizes (10 students higher), must share resources with more students, and teachers have less time with each student. Compared to other states, California students rank poorly on performance measures.