Red-shirted members of United Teachers Los Angeles faced off with LAUSD security officers in a protest at the school board meeting Tuesday, March 10 over the district administration's decision to issue thousands of March 15 layoff notices.   More...     (Kim Turner photo)

Events are highlighting the deep anger felt by educators across California at the terrible budget signed in February by the governor and Legislature.  On March 13, teachers and classified employees demonstrated with community allies in local school districts.  They picketed, sat in, came together in meetings, and leafleted parents at local school sites across the state to help inform the public of the severity of the state budget cuts imposed on public education.  They argued for local administrations to keep cuts away from the classroom, but also protested the entire conceptual framework of the state budget, which was based principally on program reductions, with only regressive taxes and poorly conceived borrowing to produce an inadequate amount of new revenue.  

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For a radio story on the issues behind the protests, click here.
For a video of the San Francisco rally on March 14, click here.