The purpose and goals of the CFT Educational Issues Committee are:

• to identify and monitor significant educational issues affecting education in the state.
• to seek out and disseminate to locals and members information from AFT and other organizations about these key issues.
• to keep CFT locals and members informed regarding important educational issues through articles in CFT publications and workshops at CFT conventions and other meetings.
• to provide a forum for teachers to engage in dialogue and support each other in efforts to reform the governance and structure of reform.
• to create a network of people and groups within the CFT interested in and/or committed to educational reform and school restructuring.
• to collect and distribute existing contract language regarding reform and restructuring and frame model language so that issue of reform can take their place in negotiated contracts.
• to share information and materials for individuals/groups working on QuEST conferences and to participate in the planning and implementation of QuEST conferences.
• to monitor state and federal statues and regulatory policies that generate or affect educational issues.
• to explore and emphasize issue of common interest to all CFT councils and all levels of education.
• to communicate the work and findings of the committee, in conjunction with CFT staff, to the media and other interested parties (including legislators, CTA, etc.).

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Click here for the minutes of the October 1, 2011 Education Issues Committee meeting.

Committee Members

• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Co-Chair, California Federation of Teachers (Member-at-Large)
• Gregg Solkovits, Co-Chair, United Teachers Los Angeles
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Peralta Federation of Teachers
• Mary Alice Callahan, Morgan Hill Federation of Teachers
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , California Federation of Teachers
• Janet Davis, United Teachers Los Angeles
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , ABC Federation of Teachers
• Betty Harris, ABC Federation of Teachers
• Josolyn Hill, AFT Guild-San Diego Community Colleges
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , United Teachers Los Angeles
• Sheila Jeter-Williams, AFT College Staff Guild
• Christine Maggio, Oxnard Federation of Teachers & School Employees
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Salinas Valley Federation of Teachers
• Sharon Padilla-Alvarado, Los Rios College Federation of Teachers
• Gary Ravani, EC/K-12 Council
• Sarah Ringler, Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers
• Ted Russo, Petaluma Federation of Teachers
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , United Educators of San Francisco
• Vera Tylecek, AFT College Staff Guild
• Mary Van Ginkle, AFT College Staff Guild
• Ian Walker, Santa Cruz Council of  Classified Employees
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Staff Liaison
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Staff Liaison