The Los Angeles Times encourages voters to vote YES on Prop. 15. The publication points to a series of issues that emerged as the result of Prop. 13, specifically the devastating effect it has had on local governments and their struggling tax revenue. Prop. 15 is what it takes to fix California’s crumbling infrastructure, schools and businesses.

The San Francisco Chronicle calls on CA voters to vote YES on Prop 15. Despite California’s progressive legacy, the state still lies heavily flawed with its taxing system that rewards large corporations at the cost of homeowners and small businesses. Prop. 15 works to remedy this harm, while still protecting California’s most vulnerable tenants.

After a series of tax reform victories in California, grassroots organizations and movements are moving forward and attempting to do the unthinkable: challenge Prop 13. Coined the Schools and Communities First initiative, they’re mobilizing a wide coalition of community members to make sure corporations and the wealthy finally pay their fair share of taxes.

40 years ago, California was the model state for public schools across the nation. Now, they rank 43rd out of 50 in per-pupil spending, which is just one of the many problems California schools face due to a significant lack of funding.

According to a Department of Education survey, 94 percent of public school teachers pay out of pocket for their classes’ school supplies. It didn’t matter whether they taught in cities, suburbs, rural areas, almost all teachers had to pay for their classes without reimbursement.