EC / K-12 NEWS

• EC/K-12 Council meeting at CFT convention: reports
• Early Childhood Organizing Project in Pre-K Advocacy Day
• Organizing victory for N. CA early childhood educators
• "No Child Left Behind" reauthorization info
• CFT participates in Ed Source "Convening" October 19
• "No public education by corporation," by George Martinez
• New research supports investing in effective pre-K
• "No Time to Quit," by Miles Myers
• CFT Position Paper on Charter Schools (pdf)
• What CFT members can do about the state budget crisis

Articles

• "GOP budget plan is really no plan at all," Sacramento Bee, 9/5/08
• "Teachers' billboard targeting Niello draws family protest," Sacramento Bee, 8/1/08
• "Democrats rally unions for support," Long Beach Press Telegram, 7/31/08
• "Deal seriously with state's deficit," Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, 7/14/08
• "California budget deficit turns spotlight on Prop 13," San Jose Mercury News, 7/2/08
• "Republicans' 'no new taxes' pledge is irresponsible," Sacramento Bee, 6/13/08
• "There IS a better way to fund California education," California Progjress Report, 6/10/08
• "Budget protest takes L.A. teachers out of classrooms," Los Angeles Times, 6/7/08
• "School rally swells in plaza," Register-Pajaronian, 5/15/08
• "Impact of new budget plan unclear for local schools," San Jose Mercury-News, 5/14/08
• "Schwarzenegger to propose lottery borrowing to ease budget deficit," Sacramento Bee, 5/14/08
• "Paso school district set to reduce faculty, staff," Paso Robles News, 5/14/08
• "We cannot afford to let other states lure away our best teachers because of budget shortsightedness," California Progress Report, 5/12/08
• "Santa Cruz schools make deepest cuts since 2003," Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5/8/08
• "Librarians, nurses, athletics slashed in PVUSD budget cuts," Register-Pajaronian, 5/7/08
• "California budget is up for grabs," California Progress Report, 5/3/08
• "Pajaro Valley's budget woes fueling discontent," Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/20/08
• "It's time to overhaul Prop 13 to save state," San Francisco Chronicle, 4/13/08
• "Commentary: Why the Governor's Budget Matters — And What You Can Do About It," Berkeley Daily Planet, 4/8/08
• "Garamendi tells Santa Cruz crowds revenue must increase," Santa Cruz Sentinel, 4/5/08
• "Lt. Governor speaks about education cuts," KSBW Action News, 4/4/08
• "California's Budget: A time for straight talk on how we got here and where we should go," California Progress Report, 3/26/08
• "School district employees protest state budget cuts," Berkeley Daily Planet, 3/25/08
• "Twenty eight teachers get pink slips," Morgan Hills Times, 3/24/08
• "Superintendents, students snarl in unison at proposed $4 billion in cuts," Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/21/08
• "Teacher layoffs ripple throughout district," Register-Pajaronian, 3/20/08
• "School District sends out 55 layoff notices," Berkeley Daily Planet, 3/18/08
• "One Los Angeles teacher's response to Governor Schwarzenegger's budget cuts," California Progress Report, 3/17/08
• "Teachers, staff march through city to school board meeting," Whittier Daily News, 3/14/08
• "Republicans block effort to make oil companies pay more taxes," San Francisco Chronicle, 3/12/08
• "State leaders visit to discuss education cuts," Whittier Daily News, 3/10/08
• "State Democrats determined to raise taxes," Los Angeles Times, 3/5/08
• "Several revenue options could be available to school funding," Capitol Weekly, 2/2808
• "Don't sacrifice schools on budgetary altar," San Jose Mercury News, 2/22/08