# California spends hundreds of billions on education but can’t repair schools

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1 outlet covering · First listed: Washington Examiner, Nov 12, 2026, 1:11 PM · Read it: <https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4801796/california-spends-hundreds-billions-education-cant-repair-schools/>

California school districts are losing the bond votes they rely on for school repairs. But why do they have to rely on voter-approved bonds when California already spends an obscene amount of money on education (and everything else)? Around three dozen school districts are on pace to lose bond votes at the ballot box, despite

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- Nov 12, 2026, 1:11 PM: [California spends hundreds of billions on education but can’t repair schools](<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4801796/california-spends-hundreds-billions-education-cant-repair-schools/>) — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States, rated Lean right)
  California school districts are losing the bond votes they rely on for school repairs. But why do they have to rely on voter-approved bonds when California already spends an obscene amount of money on education (and everything else)? Around three dozen school districts are on pace to lose bond votes at the ballot box, despite