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LTE — The fallacy of the 79%

FUEL — Families Unified for Education in Laguna · Newth Morris

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Published:
2025-04-15
Retrieved:
2026-05-13
URL:
https://www.fuellaguna.org/fuel-news/lte-the-fallacy-of-the-79

FUEL Board member Newth Morris's rebuttal to the framing of LBUSD as a basic-aid district where the non-school-parent majority subsidizes the schools.

Key points

  • FUEL Board member Newth Morris's April 2025 letter rebutting the 'fallacy of the 79 percent.'
  • Disputes the framing that LBUSD is a basic-aid district where the non-school-parent majority subsidizes the schools.
  • Argues households-with-children rather than population-with-children is the relevant measure.
  • Frames LBUSD's coverage area as 'larger than the City of Laguna Beach' alone.
  • An early FUEL piece challenging board-majority basic-aid talking points.

Cited by 1 event

  1. FUEL publicly announces formation as 501(c)(4)

    LBUSD is bigger than the city — it includes Emerald Bay, Irvine Cove, Crystal Cove and parts of Aliso Viejo. This is a large, affluent area with literally billions of dollars of property value paying taxes netting more than $20m for our district.

    FUEL Board member Newth Morris's April 15, 2025 letter rebutting the basic-aid-subsidy framing of LBUSD funding.