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The California Federation of Teachers is the statewide affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers. The CFT represents faculty and other school employees in public and private schools and colleges, from early childhood through higher education.
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March for California's Future |
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Marchers walking from Bakersfield to Shafter on March 6. The day before hundreds marched. Now, the seven core marchers are accompanied by varying numbers of friends each day. Read the latest blogging by marchers and view photos and videos from each day on the March web site. David Bacon, photo
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Majority Budget Ballot Measure |
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David Lyell, a Los Angeles substitute teacher, gathers signatures in a Tulare shopping center parking lot on March 13 to help place the Majority Budget Act on the November ballot. Lyell is on the March for California's Future. Read more about him here. http://www.fight4cafuture.com/marchers/david-lyell
CFT is circulating petitions to place a Majority Budget measure on the state ballot for November 2010.
California is one of just three states that require a two thirds Legislative supermajority to pass a budget. Under these circumstances, a small minority of legislators controls the state budget process, and ensures the continued decline of funding for public education and other vital social services. Democracy is supposed to be simple majority rule (50% plus 1). We have lost democracy in our state budget process, with terrible effects for all of us.
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Tell AFT president your thoughts on new ESEA |
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AFT president Randi Weingarten wants to hear your thoughts about the proposed reauthorization of the ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) coming out of the U.S. Department of Education. Go to the AFT website, read the proposal, and enter your analysis. Weingarten's initial reaction is one of disappointment at the continuity of some of the worst features of No Child Left Behind in this proposal. Click here. |
