64% of public schools are offering after-school programs to students this school year, and they're widely staffed by full-time teachers, new data suggests.

With voters' approval, Proposition 9 would allow the state to use about $3.4 billion to fund a cost-of-living adjustment for retired educators.

In all, underfunded districts are seeing significant gaps in teacher salaries when compared to their better funded counterparts, have fewer resources such as counselors and librarians, are more likely to fill open positions with people holding emergency teaching permits or those just starting their careers, and are reporting high attrition rates among teachers and principals.

With affirmative action ending, closing the gap between K12 and higher education might be as important as between students of different races and economic backgrounds.