Following a three-year court challenge, access to universal preschool in Oakland is becoming a reality, city and community leaders said Wednesday.
For three years, Oakland defended Measure AA, a parcel tax on the ballot in 2018. Following a victory in the court case, which focused on whether the citizen initiative needed majority or two-thirds approval, city officials announced they are ready to implement the measure, which will deliver preschool to all 3- and 4-year-olds in the city within a decade.
"Oakland children are our promise," Mayor Libby Schaaf said Wednesday at her last planned official news conference as mayor."And what we are doing today is ensuring that the next generation of children get off to the strongest start and finish with a degree and a family-supporting career." Almost $1 billion will come from Measure AA over the next 30 years to help low-income students in Oakland.
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