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CFT/AFT In the News: 3/9/10
UC system agrees with lecturer's union to contract extension
Santa Cruz Sentinel
... and do not receive notices, so it is difficult to quantify their numbers, said Allison Guevara, an American Federation of Teachers field representative. ...
UC system agrees with lecturer's union to contract extension - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Massive Protests Reveal Urgent Need for National Recommitment to Education
By Lillian Taiz - California Faculty Association - California Progress Report
The March 4th actions in support of public education around California and in 32 other states have fired the imagination of Americans who believe in our public school system.
Three Pajaro Valley schools named among state's 'lowest achieving':...
Santa Cruz Sentinel - Donna Jones - 1 hour ago
Francisco Rodriguez, president of the Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers, said the union hoped to "negotiate a smooth transition for whatever changes are .
March for California’s Future: 3/9/10
Educators on march across state for better school funding
Pleasanton Weekly - 1 hour ago
Two Bay Area educators have embarked on a 260-mile, 48-day march across the state to advocate for reinvestment in public education, budget process reform, ...
Miller: Marching for California's future
SDNN (blog) - Jim Miller - 2 hours ago
Editor's Note: San Diego City College Professor Jim Miller is on the march — the March for California's Future. ...
Working for “Everyone’s Piece of the Pie”
Lizzeth Henao - Program Assistant, Santa Monica – NRDC Blog
Posted March 8, 2010 in Environmental Justice
In March 1965, the first of three civil rights marches from Selma to Montgomery took place to bring awareness to the struggles of disenfranchised African-Americans. A year later, in March 1966, Cesar Chavez organized a 340-mile march from Delano, in California’s central valley, to Sacramento to bring awareness to the struggles of farm workers. Last Friday, March 5, 2010, a diverse group of Californians began a 48-day “March for California’s Future” to bring awareness of the plight of working-class Californians affected by the budget crisis, continuing the civil rights tradition of nonviolent, public marching in order to bring about reform.
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Education News: 3/9/10
A List Everyone Wants To Get Off – KQED California Report
Some local school officials are taking issue with the state's preliminary list of lowest-performing schools released yesterday. Many of the schools on that list come as no surprise, but some do. Reporter: Mina Kim.
More: Persistently Lowest-Achieving Schools
The California Democracy Act Part of Solution to State Education Budget Cuts, Say Demonstrators
By Duane Campbell in the California Progress Report
Over 2000 union faculty, students and their supporters rallied at the California State Capitol in Sacramento today in support of adequate funding for public education, both k-12 and higher education.
Education Activists Need Strategy Beyond Marches
By Randy Shaw in the California Progress Report
Mass protests last week against school funding cuts and tuition hikes spoke powerfully about California’s misplaced priorities. As occurred with campus protests last fall, the media gave overwhelmingly sympathetic coverage (other than to the self-indulgent group who blocked an Oakland freeway, diverting television coverage away from legitimate protests). But activists’ strategy for achieving their goals is far from clear.
Open Forum: What I might have learned from protests
By Nate Gartrell – SF Gate
Last year, I was a student at San Francisco State University. On my final day of regular classes, my teacher decided to set aside the scheduled lesson plan, and instead give our class an overview of California's budget situation, and how it was affecting scho
Editorial: California must press ahead with second-round Race to the Top ...
San Jose Mercury News - 13 hours ago
California schools could get hundreds of millions more if the state qualifies for a grant under the second phase of the Race to the Top program, ..
Modesto, Turlock schools options grim in wake of state designation
Modesto Bee - Michelle Hatfield - 9 hours ago
This is the first time California schools are being required to take such drastic actions to turn around student learning. The federal government will ...
CA's Merced High School Librarian Cuts On the Horizon
School Library Journal - Lauren Barack - 11 hours ago
While Merced Union High School District, which represents nine high schools just north of Fresno, CA., is not alone in its budget crisis, cutting media ...
Red Bluff Superintendent: District staff hit by budget cuts
Red Bluff Daily News - Tang Lor - Mar 8, 2010
The California Teachers Association and the California School Employee Association agreed to forfeit three days of pay that had been set aside for ...
Teachers' union gives another $500000 to roll back corporate tax cuts
Los Angeles Times (blog) - 20 hours ago
The California Teachers Assn. has donated another $500000 to the effort to repeal new corporate tax breaks set to go into effect later this year.
State News: 3/9/10
CFT/AFT In the News: 3/6-8
March for California’s Future: 3/6-8
Great compilation of the Friday Bakersfield TV coverage:
3/6
Thousands protest California education cuts
Los Angeles Times - Mar 6, 2010 -
48 day march to Sacramento starts in Bakersfield
Bakersfield Now - James Koh - Mar 6, 2010
The march was organized by the California Federation of Teachers with the help of various other unions. Of their many goals, the group hopes to increase ...
Protesters March to Sacramento
KPSP Local 2 - Mar 6, 2010
Protesters from around California are marching 400 miles to Sacramento, in an effort to chang what they call the "grid-locked political system. ...
Boarding the Bus to Bakersfield: A Personal Story
By Doug Porter on March 6, 2010.
marching forth
City2.0 (blog) - Mar 6, 2010
Yesterday, the California Federation of Teachers, supported by a very broad labor based coalition, started a 48 day march on Sacramento; ...
Central Valley Business Times - Mar 6, 2010
The march, sponsored by the California Federation of Teachers and a coalition of labor, education, and civil society groups including the American ...
Late News 3/5:
March for California's Future Will Test State's Commitment to Fairness & Equality
By Willie Pelote – AFSCME – in the California Progress Report
A diverse group of Californians acted on the courage of their convictions on Friday, March 5, 2010, by embarking on a 260-mile March for California’s Future in order to highlight the need for quality public services and education in the Golden State.
Marching for the Future
KGET 17 - Mar 5, 2010
The march is sponsored by the California Federation of Teachers and a coalition of labor, education and faith groups. They're protesting cuts to education, ...
Fresno State students, faculty rally against cuts
Fresno Bee - Cyndee Fontana - Mar 5, 2010
According to the California Federation of Teachers, the governor and Legislature have cut public education by $17 billion in two years.
Late News: 3/4
"March For California's Future" Kicks Off Today To Demand Fair ...
Mar 4, 2010 ... Following in Caesar Chavez' footsteps a diverse group of public workers are embarking today on a 48-day “March for California's Future”. ...
Guest Blogger: Why I'm Marching Against School Cuts
Posted: Thursday, March 4, 2010 9:26 am | Updated: 9:27 am, Thu Mar 4, 2010.
Jim Miller teaches English at San Diego City College and is the author of several books. His next novel, Flash, is forthcoming on AK Press. He also serves as the vice president of political action for the local chapter of the American Federation of Teachers. These are his views, not mine, so if you have comments, questions or counterarguments, please post them directly to the blog. -- EMILY ALPERT
Education Activists Need Strategy Beyond Marches - Mar 08
Beyond Chron - 5 hours ago ... Pelote's union, the California Federation of Teachers, and a coalition of labor and community groups are sponsoring a 260-mile “March for California's ...
Why did California fail Race to the Top test?
San Francisco Chronicle - Mar 6, 2010
Marty Hittelman, president of the California Federation of Teachers, even said he wasn't sorry that California lost the first round.
Education News: 3/6-8
"Day of Action" for Education
Years of pent-up frustration and anger over K-12 funding cuts and rising college tuitions spilled into the streets of California this week. It was part of a National Day of Action for Public Education. Up and down the state, demonstrations targeted larger class sizes, teacher layoffs and higher student fees.
From Anger to Action
By Robert Cruickshank in the California Progress Report:
Last Thursday’s outpouring of protest against the deliberate decision to destroy California's public education system was characterized by one dominant emotion: anger. And that was exactly as it should be. If you're not angry at the collapse of our schools, colleges, and universities, and the stealing of an entire generation's future, then you're really not paying any attention.
In Wake of Protests, Campus and City Consider Next Steps
UC Berkeley Officials, Student Activists Split On How to Pursue Fight For Public Education
http://www.dailycal.org/article/108584/in_wake_of_protests_campus_and_city_consider_next_
Peter Robinson: The Golden State's Me Generation Wall Street Journal
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School districts make layoff lists
89.3 KPCC - 4 hours ago
A long list of school employees face layoffs. The California Teachers Association says nearly 20000 teachers are on the list, with more to come.
California To List 187 Chronically Low-Performing Schools -- To align with the Obama administration's push to reform failing schools, California today will release a controversial list of the state's 187 "persistently lowest-achieving schools." The schools will be forced to close or adopt other drastic measures to improve. SHARON NOGUCHI in the San Jose Mercury -- 3/8/10
Fensterwald: Teachers Surveyed Agree: End ‘Quality-Blind’ Layoffs -- Civil rights attorneys aren’t the only ones opposed to a teacher layoff system based strictly on seniority. Teachers themselves apparently aren’t crazy about it either. Also “A Smarter Teacher Layoff System” JOHN FENSTERWALD educatedguess.org -- 3/8/10
Fensterwald: Exploring New Pay Plans For Teachers, Principals -- The vice president of the California Teachers Association said last week that he wouldn’t oppose alternative pay plans for teachers, under two conditions: They must be negotiated locally, and they must not tie teacher raises to results on California’s annual, high-stakes standardized tests. JOHN FENSTERWALD educatedguess.org -- 3/8/10
Schools' New Math: The Four-Day Week -- A small but growing number of school districts across the country are moving to a four-day week, in a shift they hope will help close gaping budget holes and stave off teacher layoffs, but that critics fear could hurt students' education. CHRIS HERRING in the Wall Street Journal -- 3/8/10
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704869304575104124088312524.html#mod=todays_us_page_one
Proposal Would Ease School Parcel Tax Votes -- A Bay Area group called Californians for Improved School Funding wants to help school districts throughout the state raise money through local parcel taxes. CHERI CARLSON in the Ventura Star -- 3/8/10
3/7/10
Orange County Students Feel Sting Of Millions In Budget Cuts -- It manifests as campus libraries closed multiple days a week, music lessons wiped clean from the school day, the principal treating skinned knees and bloody noses because there's no nurse. SCOTT MARTINDALE and FERMIN LEAL in the Orange County Register -- 3/7/10
3/6:
Fear Of Failure Growing In California's Schools
KTVU San Francisco - Mar 6, 2010
The cuts made already are blamed for pushing California's once-esteemed education system to the bottom ranks of all states.
State News: 3/6-8
CFT/AFT In the News: 3/5/10
Locals join protest of state cuts for schools
Manteca Bulletin - Vince Rembulat - 6 hours ago
The rally was sponsored by California Teachers Association, American Federation of Teachers, California School Employees Association, Association of ...
Californians Demand: 'Educate the State'
New America Media - 8 hours ago
The California Federation of Teachers, which represents 120000 teachers and support personnel from early childhood through the University of California ...
California misses cut for U.S. education funds
San Francisco Chronicle - Jill Tucker - 8 hours ago
California Federation of Teachers President Marty Hittelman expressed relief at the state's failure to make the cut. "We believed at that time, and continue ...
Crowds protest public school cuts across county: Hundreds of thousands march ...
San Jose Mercury News - Donna Jones, Megha Satyanarayana - 10 hours ago
Jenn Laskin, a Renaissance High School teacher, rallied with the Watsonville crowd before leaving for Los Angeles for today's start of a 400-mile, ...
SAN MARCOS: Students, faculty and others protest budget cuts at local rallies
North County Times - Andrea Moss - 12 hours ago
Poway Federation of Teachers Director Candy Smiley said teachers had planned to wear black T-shirts that read "Excellence Costs" at school Thursday as part ...
Teachers take action to protest education cuts
Ventura County Star - Cheri Carlson - 12 hours ago
The California Federation of Teachers declared Thursday a "Day of Action," trying to call more attention to the governor's proposed cuts and tax ...
'We have to keep after them'
Daily Pilot - Tom Ragan, Joseph Serna - 13 hours ago
The district is getting ready to tell everybody,” Kimberly Claytor, president of the Newport-Mesa Federation of Teachers, said during the demonstration ...
Watsonville Teacher Marches For Education
KIONrightnow.com - 13 hours ago
The March, sponsored by the California Federation of Teachers (CFT) and a coalition of labor, education and faith groups, will begin with a Los Angeles ... The administration is cutting custodians, office staff and counselors too," said Jenn Laskin, a reading specialist and teacher in Watsonville. ...
San Diego Professor Marches 400 Miles For Education
KPBS - Ana Tintocalis - 1 hour ago
SAN DIEGO - Thousands of people embark on a 400 mile-protest march today. The “March for California's Future” is intended to bring ...
"March For California's Future" Kicks Off Today To Demand Fair Taxes And Good Public Services
Workers Independent News - 03/05/10
Following in Caesar Chavez’ footsteps a diverse group of public workers are embarking today on a 48-day “March for California’s Future”. One of the marchers is Irene Gonzalez , a Los Angeles County probation officer and member of AFSCME Local 685. She’s marching for a fair tax system and to preserve public services.
Californians Demand: 'Educate the State'97>
New America Media - 7 hours ago
Meanwhile, education advocates are following Thursday's protests with a "March for California's Future," which begins today. Public workers will start their ...
Renaissance High teacher to march for education
Register Pajaronian - Todd Guild - Mar 4, 2010
As her colleagues are preparing for classes Friday morning, Renaissance High School teacher Jenn Laskin will be preparing for a very different kind of day. ...
Locals marching from Bakersfield to Sacramento to protest cuts
Bakersfield Californian - Mar 3, 2010
Irene Gonzalez, a juvenile probation officer from Los Angeles, pointed to the state closure of a fire camp that had been teaching 63 teens how to fight ...
Many degrees of graduation
Morgan Hill Times - Lindsay Bryant - 14 hours ago
All others, according to Theresa Sage of the Morgan Hill Federation of Teachers, meet the needs of the CSU system. Hickey said that from his own experience ...
California misses cut for U.S. education funds
San Francisco Chronicle - Jill Tucker - 8 hours ago
California Federation of Teachers President Marty Hittelman expressed relief at the state's failure to make the cut. "We believed at that time, and continue ...
Education News: 3/5/10
Groups protest school cuts here and nationwide
Bakersfield Californian - Jorge Barrientos - 16 hours ago
The widespread rallying came one day before the start of the "48-day March for California's Future," where school and community l
Video: Millions Protest Education Cuts in CaliforniaThe Associated Press
Photos of Students, Teachers, and Citizens Protesting Tuition Increases, Cuts in Education, Layoffs
Thousands Protest California Education Cuts -- Rallies and walkouts are largely peaceful, but 150 are arrested in Oakland as a freeway is blocked. The demonstrations are part of a nationwide 'Day of Action for Public Education.' CARLA RIVERA, NICOLE SANTA CRUZ and LARRY GORDON in the Los Angeles Times JESSE MCKINLEY in the New York Times MATT KRUPNICK in the Contra Costa Times NANETTE ASIMOV, MATTHAI KURUVILA, JUSTIN BERTON, DEMIAN BULWA in the San Francisco Chronicle LISA M. KRIEGER and KAREN DE SÁ in the San Jose Mercury LAUREL ROSENHALL, MELODY GUTIERREZ and DIANA LAMBERT in the Sacramento Bee -- 3/5/10
Education Protests Throughout The State
Tens of thousands of teachers, students, and parents across the state rallied yesterday, to protest funding cuts to public education. The demonstrations were a collective expression of anger and frustration, directed at lawmakers. Reporter: K. Oanh Ha.
Rally For Education at State Capitol
Thu Mar 4, 2010 — About one-thousand people rallied at the State Capitol Thursday. It was part of a nation-wide effort to protest school funding cuts.
Fensterwald: Big Cuts, High Anxiety In Cupertino -- Families in Cupertino Union School District are anguished over their schools. They thought that they had largely solved their district’s financial problems a year ago when they passed their first parcel tax, raising $4 million. JOHN FENSTERWALD educatedguess.org -- 3/5/10
Tax Oil Companies, Not Students
By Robert Cruickshank in the California Progress Report
As protests unfold across the state and the nation today against cuts to education and fee increases, more attention is finally being drawn to the massive crisis facing our students, our schools, and our future.
Fensterwald: Gas-Tax Bill Holds Schools Harmless -- With teachers and college students taking to the streets to protest budget cuts on Thursday, Democrats in the Legislature took a step toward restoring $900 million of the more than $2 billion that Gov. Schwarzenegger has proposed to cut from K-12 schools and community colleges. JOHN FENSTERWALD educatedguess.org -- 3/5/10
Recent hate crimes at Davis mirror others within UC system
By Dan Aiello - California Progress Report
The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center on the University of California, Davis campus was the target for a hate crime Friday night when derogatory and profane words were spray-painted across the center’s front entrance.
CalSTRS Funding Gap May Widen -- The CalSTRS board may cut its investment earnings forecast, a small move that could add hundreds of millions of dollars to the current $4 billion annual shortfall needed for full funding. ED MENDEL Calpensions.com -- 3/5/10
State News: 3/5/10
Gubernational Candidate Interviews: Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown launched his campaign for governor this week, and then launched into a series of interviews with political reporters -- including our Sacramento bureau chief. Reporter: John Myers.
CFT/AFT In the News: 3/4/10
The Time to March for California's Future Is Now
By Marty Hittelman, California Federation of Teachers, In the California Progress Report
It is no longer enough to say that "Sacramento politics is dysfunctional," or that the political and legislative processes in the Capitol are stymied by "partisan gridlock." These first impressions have some basis in reality but don't adequately address California's real problems. These impressions only lead to a feeling of inevitability, cynicism, and despair.
Group To March, Rally for Funds
Daily Nexus - Ali Limonadi - 9 hours ago
Art history professor Carole Paul, a member of the University Council-American Federation of Teachers, said in a press release that the quality of an ...
March for California’s Future:
Renaissance High teacher to march for education
Register Pajaronian - Todd Guild - 10 hours ago
The march is sponsored by the California Federation of Teachers and a coalition of labor, education and faith groups. She'll be with six other “core ...
Locals marching from Bakersfield to Sacramento to protest cuts
Bakersfield Californian - 18 hours ago
People march on the state Capitol every day. On Friday, the marchers will begin a 48-day, 260-mile walk they're calling the "March for California's Future. ...
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Berkeley Schools, Colleges Gear Up for March 4 Day of Action
Berkeley Daily Planet - Riya Bhattacharjee, Ray Barglow - 13 hours ago
Cathy Campbell, President of the Berkeley Federation of Teachers, said teachers from the Berkeley public elementary and middle schools will be leafleting at ...
Educators, supporters to rally Thursday against more budget cuts
Ventura County Star - Cheri Carlson - 19 hours ago
“The point is, we can't keep continuing to cut education,” said Jim Rose, president of the Oxnard Federation of Teachers. Oxnard Union High School District ...
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Layoffs and reductions approved by Santa Cruz City Schools Board
Contra Costa Times - Megha Satyanarayana - 12 hours ago
Santa Cruz City Schools and the Greater Santa Cruz Federation of Teachers are negotiating a shortened school year by five days.
Education News: 3/4/10
Proposition 98 Fight At Core Of State Budget Debate -- When California voters narrowly approved Proposition 98 nearly 22 years ago, their anger was clear: They wanted to protect education funding from the Legislature’s political infighting and assure a stable source of money from year to year. In good years, the intricate, three-tier, school-funding scheme draws little attention. The item is in Capitol Weekly -- 3/4/10
California doesn't make final cut for Race to the Top funds in the Sac Bee Capitol Report
California didn't make the cut for taking home cash in the first round of the Race to the Top competition for federal stimulus funds for education.
Governor Wants Education Budget Recalculated KQED California Report
Today is the Day of Action for California public education. Walkouts, teach-ins, and rallies will take place everywhere from kindergartens to graduate schools. Advocates for education have banded together to protest state budget cuts -- and they're also digging in their heels over Governor Schwarzenegger's call to reopen last summer's budget agreement. Reporter: John Myers.
California's Charter Schools Earn a Failing Grade on Civil Rights
Huffington Post (blog) - 19 hours ago
Both President Obama and the California State Board of Education must enforce civil rights policies. And they should also fairly consider other school ...
Schwarzenegger Meeting Focuses On Higher Ed Cuts -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger met Wednesday with leaders of California's colleges and universities to discuss budget cuts that have left higher education in critical condition. ROBIN HINDERY AP -- 3/4/10
As Protests Erupt Thursday, Experts Say California's Higher Education Fee Hikes Actually Help The Poor -- Demonstrations will erupt across California today as students protest the soaring cost of education — but the fury overlooks the fact that fee increases actually help poorer students by providing more money for financial aid. LISA M. KRIEGER in the San Jose Mercury -- 3/4/10
Rallies To Focus On Cutbacks In Education -- Thousands of students, teachers and parents in California and across the country are expected to stage rallies, demonstrations, walkouts and other actions Thursday to decry what they say is an assault on public education at all levels. CARLA RIVERA in the Los Angeles Times Laurel Rosenhall in the Sacramento Bee -- 3/4/10
LIVE CHAT: 'Day of Action' education cuts protests Sac Bee Capitol Report
About 2,000 students and teachers are expected to descend on the Capitol today to protest spending cuts, teacher layoffs and fee increases at California's public schools and universities.
AM Alert: Protesting, procuring, protecting education dollars – Sac Bee Capitol Alert
Busloads of students and professors are set to rally at the Capitol to protest budget cuts and fee increases at California's public colleges and universities.
Thousands to gather to protest California education cuts on 'Day of Action'
89.3 KPCC - 3 hours ago
... our public schools and California's future." On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education authorized sending layoff notices to ...
Thousands expected to rally for education at State Capitol
News10.net - 57 minutes ago
... over California are converging on the State Capitol Thursday morning for a "day of action" to bring attention to the importance of education funding.
State News: 3/4/10
Eliminating the Two-Thirds Budget Vote Effort Gains Steam
All Reports by Steven Maviglio Majority Report March 04, 2010 @ 9:36 AM
California Democratic Party Chairman John Burton is launching a drive to put an initiative on the November ballot to rid the state of the 2/3 vote budget requirement.
CFT/Affiliates In the News: 3/3
The Time to March for California's Future Is Now
Huffington Post (blog)
By Marty Hittelman President, California Federation of Teachers
This 250 mile march, sponsored by the California Federation of Teachers and its diverse allies from labor, the faith community, and other civic supporters, ...
Furloughs a possiblity for LUSD employees
Santa Maria Times
3- to 4-percent salary reduction, according to the Lompoc Federation of Teachers. Principals with the district already had agreed to a five-day furlough for ...
Answering the attack on teachers
Socialist Worker Online
In California, grassroots pressure led both the California Federation of Teachers and California Teachers Association to back the March 4 Day of Action to ...
A march to fight the budget crisis
Talon Marks (subscription)
By Tiffini Thigpen The California Federation of Teachers will lead a six week march through the Central Valley to Sacramento for the purpose of three goals ...
Fight to fund CSU
StateHornet.com - Timothy Sandoval - 9 hours ago
As for specific solutions, Fred Glass, communications director of the California Federation of Teachers, said the rallies will address the need for
Why we're protesting, part three
Socialist Worker Online
Due to protests by the coalition and members of the Peralta Federation of Teachers, approval of the budget had been postponed three times. ...
Pajaro Valley teachers, management reach tentative deal
San Jose Mercury News
Francisco Rodriguez, president of the Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers, said winning binding arbitration was key to ending the stalemate. ...
Statewide Education Rallies Go Viral
By Alice Sunshine
California Faculty Association - in the California Progress Report
Plans for this Thursday’s rallies and marches to protest deep cuts to public education are gathering momentum in Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Long Beach and Northridge. Local actions are planned on or near campuses and schools all over the state.
CSUN participating in a 'Day of Action'
Daily Sundial - Juana Esquivel - 12 hours ago
The event, which is being sponsored by various organizations including the California Faculty Association (CFA), A Coalition of Students and Teachers (COST) ...
Education News: 3/3
The Nation: Student Protest Education Cuts
NPR - 4 hours ago
Massive cuts to balance the state budget have squeezed education funds in California. UCLA students and supporters protest budget cuts.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124268234
Viewpoints: State's higher education system is worth fighting for – and we will
Sacramento Bee - Joseph A. Palermo - 9 hours ago
Our elected representatives in Sacramento believe that California's higher education system is worth only 40 cents?
Restore democracy, end two-thirds rule
San Francisco Chronicle - George Lakoff - 14 hours ago
I celebrate the demonstrations this week to support public education in California, both K-12 and higher education. But those demonstrations will mean ...
School Beat: Mobilizing Support for Public Education - Mar 03
Beyond Chron - Lisa Schiff - 5 hours ago
Some of the major events include the following: Across California, supporters of public schools from Kindergarten through higher education will be engaged ...
Guest Column: Fighting to save higher education in California
StateHornet.com - Alberto Torrico - 12 hours ago
California can fee. Texas, for instance, generates $400 million for higher education through a similar fee. colleges with a 12.5 percent tax on oil ...
Improving education for all students
Times-Standard - 8 hours ago
Most importantly, Race to the Top demonstrates that California is ready to break away from the status quo and work to truly improve education for all ...
State News: 3/3
Dan Morain: To play initiative game, you must pay
By Dan Morain, Senior editor
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No matter who wins this year's governor's race, much of the real power in California still will reside with a clique of self-interested insiders who promote initiatives.
CFT/Affiliates In the News: 3/2/10
Novato teachers to protest state cuts Thursday
Contra Costa Times - Rob Rogers - 14 hours ago
"We're now $2000 below the national average in per-pupil spending for grades K-12," said Fred Glass, a spokesman for the California Federation of Teachers.
Calif. Unions Step Up Opposition to Public Education Gutting
In These Times - 3 hours ago
The California Federation of Teachers, which represents 120000 teachers and support personnel from early childhood through the University of California, ...
Schools rouse district-wide rally against state budget cuts
Morgan Hill Times - Lindsay Bryant - 15 hours ago
Donna Ruebusch, a Federation of Teachers staff representative, said the teacher's union is very appreciative of the parental support and while the union ...
Students prepare for rallies against cuts
The Guardsman Online - Alex Emslie - 18 hours ago
The California Federation of Teachers will begin “The March for California's Future” in Bakersfield on March 5. The march is planned to consist of a core ...
Audit of UC by state officials begins spring
Highlander Newspaper - Eric Gamboa - 15 hours ago
Among the identified testifiers (listed on Yee's personal website) were members of the California Federation of Teachers, University Council-American ...
Education News: 3/2/10
March 4:
Editorial: We understand the protest for California education, but...
Contra Costa Times - 3 hours ago
Critical attempts to save California's education system depend on rational discussion, not the sort of destructive vandalism we saw last week on the UC ...
Calif. Unions Step Up Opposition to Public Education Gutting
In These Times - 3 hours ago
The California Federation of Teachers, which represents 120000 teachers and support personnel from early childhood through the University of California, ..
Education Community Prepares To March Forth – KQED California Report
Five University of California students were arrested yesterday in Sacramento for refusing to leave an Assembly member's office. They were there as a prelude to a mass march planned for Thursday, when thousands of students and teachers around the state are expected to make an unprecedented show of support for public education. Reporter: Tara Siler.
March 4 Day of Action: Historic day for education?
Santa Cruz Sentinel - Megha Satyanarayana - Mar 1, 2010
... tens of thousands of students, teachers and their supporters march on Sacramento and in their communities in protest of California's education crisis.
ACUSD to 'Stand Up for Schools and California's Future'
Amador Ledger-Dispatch - 20 minutes ago
Amador County Unified School District will participate in the Stand Up for Schools and California's Future on March 4 as part of a statewide day of action ...
Rally for education funding set for Thursday in Salinas, Monterey
The Salinas Californian - maria ines zamudio - 3 hours ago
Salinas teachers, students, parents, school staff and administrators will flood the ...
Day of action for education
Monterey County Herald - Claudia Meléndez Salinas - 7 hours ago
Colton Hall, California's first publicly funded school and the site of its first constitutional convention, will be the backdrop ...
Calif. education leader Jack O'Connell, John Laird to join massive rally in ...
The Salinas Californian - Ria Megnin - 20 hours ago
On Thursday, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell and former Assembly member ...
Marching on Sacramento, Berkeley students make the case for higher ed to ... UC Berkeley
Beyond The Riot:Looking Toward March 4
Daily Californian - John Stehlin - 7 hours ago
They will stand or fall on whether our numbers convey the grave urgency of the status of public education in California and the broken budgeting process ...
UC Students Protest To Legislators Over Cuts -- Five UC students were arrested Monday at the office of Assemblyman Jim Nielsen after refusing to leave unless the Gerber (Tehama County) Republican pledged to preserve funding for higher education and increase student diversity. NANETTE ASIMOV in the San Francisco Chronicle LAUREL ROSENHALL in the Sacramento Bee ROBIN HINDERY AP -- 3/2/10
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Maintain the University of California ‘s Vision
By Brook Haley on Mar. 1, 2010
Last fall, University of California President Mark Yudof concluded in a New York Times interview that because “the shine is off” our university in the eyes of the public, and state funding was dropping, which in turn necessitated “fee” increases of over 40 percent in one year.
Federal Intervention To Stem Dropouts
KCBS - 20 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS/AP) -- Nearly 200 California schools could qualify for federal money to combat dropouts announced by President Barack Obama on Monday.
College costs often present major hurdle
Contra Costa Times - Sarah Rohrs - 8 hours ago
The study is based on interviews with 500 high schools students nationwide, including many in California. Foundation chairman Peter Mazareas said fewer ...
State budget cuts cleave community colleges' enrollment
Enterprise-Record - Ryan Olson-Staff - 9 hours ago
BUTTE VALLEY — California's 110 community colleges will see a slight drop in the number of students enrolled for the current ...
http://www.chicoer.com/news/oroville/ci_14496666
SDSU’s Admissions For Local Students Fall By More Than 50% -- A new admissions policy at San Diego State, which is slashing enrollment, has reduced by more than half the number of high school graduates from the university’s local service area who will join the next freshman class. KEITH DARCÉ in the San Diego Union-Trib -- 3/2/10
LAUSD Expected To Approve 4,700 Layoff Notices -- Los Angeles Unified officials are expected to approve a mass mailing of nearly 4,700 layoff notices for teachers, administrators, counselors and nurses Tuesday as they work to close a crippling $640 million budget deficit. CONNIE LLANOS in the Torrance Daily Breeze -- 3/2/10
Federal Intervention To Stem Dropouts
KCBS - 21 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS/AP) -- Nearly 200 California schools could qualify for federal money to combat dropouts announced by President Barack Obama on Monday.
Obama Backs Rewarding Districts That Police Failing Schools -- President Obama said Monday that he favored federal rewards for local school districts that fire underperforming teachers and close failing schools, saying educators needed to be held accountable when they failed to fix chronically troubled classrooms and curb the student dropout rate. JEFF ZELENY in the New York Times -- 3/2/10
State News: 3/2/10
California: the golden state of special interests
By Peter Schrag In the California Progress Report
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger likes to complain about the pernicious influence of “the special interests” (almost always with the definite article). If you parse the context carefully, he seems mostly to mean public employee unions – the teachers, the prison guards, maybe the nurses and firefighters who’ve beaten him in some costly ballot fights and wag a lot of tails in the legislature.
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/?q=node/7497
Field Poll: More California Voters Prefer Spending Cuts, Not Taxes, To Close Deficit -- Half of California voters believe the state should close its $19.9 billion deficit mostly or entirely through spending cuts rather than tax increases, according to a Field Poll released Tuesday. KEVIN YAMAMURA in the Sacramento Bee -- 3/2/10
CFT In the News: February 27-March 1
Education Protests On Tap This Week In California -- The protests, teach-ins and walkouts that swept through University of California campuses this fall are scheduled to come back this week. But this time the activism is moving beyond UC – to include Cal State, community college and K-12 campuses – and beyond California to other states as well. Student and labor activists have planned a week of events to draw attention to school budget cuts from the elementary through university levels. More events are expected throughout the month...
Friday:
Union workers and students begin a 48-day march through the Central Valley from Bakersfield to Sacramento. Sponsored by the California Federation of Teachers – the union representing community college instructors – the march will include firefighters, nurses, in-home care workers and police officers.
LAUREL ROSENHALL in the Sacramento Bee -- 2/28/10
CSUS students to defend public education
Modesto Bee - Patty Guerra - 4 hours ago
The California Federation of Teachers plans to follow Thursday's demonstrations with a six-week march from Bakersfield to the state Capitol in Sacramento.
Education News: February 27-March 1
March 4 Day of Action:
Protests Scheduled to Fight for Education
KMJ Now - Margaret Carrero - 1 hour ago
The fight to save education will reach a fever pitch later this week as a nationwide protest takes shape -- one that began right here in ...
CSUS students to defend public education
Modesto Bee - Patty Guerra - 4 hours ago
Public education advocates will take to the streets and campuses across the state Thursday for a Day of Action, designed to highlight cuts ...
CSU faculty mobilizing for large protests
89.3 KPCC - 4 hours ago
The faculty union at the California State University plans four major protests in California this week to oppose further budget cuts to public education. ...
Why we're protesting, part one
Socialist Worker Online - 11 hours ago
March 4 will be a day of strikes and protests to defend public education for students, teachers, faculty, campus workers and members of the community in
Schools In State Fired Up Over Day Of Action -- March 4th has gone viral. The upcoming Day of Action to Defend Public Education - rallies, marches, teach-ins, even political theater - began as an idea on the UC Berkeley campus last fall and has caught fire up and down California, from elementary school to graduate school, and across two dozen states. NANETTE ASIMOV in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 3/1/10
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