Your last-minute guide to education-related ballot measures

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Set us as preferred Here is a last-minute guide to key education races on the November ballot:The state superintendent manages the California Department of Education, which guides local school districts and also provides partial oversight.The state superintendent also works in close conjunction with the state board of education — appointed by the governor — and often in concert with the governor and the Legislature.

The candidates are: California Although the race for state superintendent of public instruction is nonpartisan, Sonja Shaw aligns closely with Trump Republicans, while Richard Barrera aligns with liberal Democrats.Politics Democrat Richard Barrera and conservative Sonja Shaw clash in a high-stakes battle for California’s state superintendent of public instruction post.Proposition 3 would make a state income tax on high earners permanent.

If passed, tax rates for the top 2% of earners would remain as they are.Income brackets rise with inflation, but last year the top 2% of taxpayers earned at least $371,000 for single filers and $743,000 for joint filers.

Money generated by Proposition 3, like the current tax, would flow to education, with 89% going to K-12 schools and 11% to community colleges.In 2012, California voters approved a temporary increase in the income tax rate for the top 2% of California earners.In 2016, voters approved another extension through 2030.

Proposition 3 would make the additional levy permanent.Backers say the measure is crucial to maintain education funding levels and predict there will be grave problems if the measure is not approved.

Opponents say taxes are already too high and the state should focus on cutting waste.California Prop 3 would make permanent an expiring income tax on the top 2% of California taxpayers that provides money for education, healthcare and other servi...