For anyone concerned about the state of K-12 education funding in California, it's critical that we keep talking about the fiscal elephant in the room - Proposition 13. In a new op-ed with EdSource, Erin Heys (Policy Director and Senior Researcher at the Institute for Young Americans), the Opportunity Institute’s Director of Resource Equity and Public Finance, Patrick Murphy, talk about the link between Proposition 13 and the unstable revenue structure supporting schools. They emphasize that the possibility of an economic downturn, and growing cost pressures for districts, mean that it will be crucial for districts that the state find new, stable sources of revenue for schools. Read the full commentary online.