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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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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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Teaching Reforms Should be Based on Research and Experience |
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California Progress Report
by Marty Hittelman, CFT President
December 4, 2009—The State Assembly Education Committee is currently considering legislation regarding the federal “Race to the Top” education funding program. The Legislature should not pass a bad law just to compete for federal funding. In a year that Governor Schwarzenegger and the legislature have made billions of dollars in catastrophic cuts to school funding, it is ironic that the Legislature is rushing to adopt bad policy to compete for a relative pittance in federal funding.
The money offered by the federal government will not begin to replace what has been taken away. Legislators are rushing to make permanent changes without a solid basis in facts or research in return for the possibility of three years of funding.
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CFT President Hittelman on "Race to the Top" in San Francisco Chronicle |
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September 15—What are the ingredients of successful education reform? From the perspective of a classroom teacher, reform must be rooted in classroom practice and supported by research. [Click here for entire article.]
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