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CFT President's page |
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This page is the location for occasional items by CFT president Marty Hittelman. Hittelman was elected CFT president in 2007. He is the former president of the CFT Community College Council, and has taught math at Los Angeles Valley College for more than thirty years. Hittelman also serves as a vice president of the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO. In photo on left, Hittelman speaks at a Sacramento rally against state budget cuts in summer 2008. In photo on right, he visits with President Obama's newly appointed Secretary of Labor, Hilda Solis (center), along with Sandra Lepore of the Los Angeles AFT Staff Guild, Local 1521A.
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Education Coalition rally for adequate schools budget |
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August 30, 2010 — CFT president Marty Hittelman joined students, teachers and parents at R. D. White Elementary School in Glendale at a rally called by the Education Coalition. The purpose was to urge Legislators to adopt a state budget that honors California's commitment to quality education. Also speaking at the rally were representatives of the local teachers, parents, students, the superintendent of the district, and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell. Jennifer Epstein photo |
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Hittelman Responds to LA Times Teacher Evaluation Series |
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August 21, 2010 – The Los Angeles Times has provoked a controversy with publication of a series of articles about student test score data in the Los Angeles Unified School District. The Times is also threatening to publish the names of six thousand teachers along with their students' standardized test scores. California Federation of Teachers President Marty Hittelman, who taught math for more than thirty-five years in Los Angeles, has responded with a critique.
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The time to march for California's future is now |
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March 2—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.
What we need in public discussion is a clear picture of the problem and then a plan to fix it. And we all need a sign of hope that change will come. That's why, on March 5, we begin a "March for California's Future."
The rest of the article on Huffington Post.
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Hittelman blasts governor's budget proposal |
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January 12, Sacramento—California Federation of Teachers president Marty Hittelman responded to the governor’s state of the state address and budget proposals, as well as the governor’s proposal for a constitutional amendment, in a press conference at the CFT’s Sacramento office on Tuesday, January 12. Hittelman also commented on “Race to the Top” legislation passed last week with the support of the governor, and announced the launch of a CFT campaign, the “Fight for California’s Future,” as an alternative to the governor’s position that “we have no choice” but to further reduce important social programs. Following are excerpts from Hittelman’s remarks, and a video of his presentation.
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