The CFT Early Childhood/K-12 Council is the policy-making body for the Early Childhood and K-12 segment of the CFT, comprised of the presidents of all the Federation's Early Childhood and K-12 locals.

Officers and Staff

• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , President
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Senior Vice-President
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Vice-President
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Vice-President
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Secretary
• Jeff Freitas, Legislative Representative

June 18—EC/K-12 Council president Gary Ravani penned an opinion piece published in the Sacramento Bee on June 18.  He counters the orchestrated ideological campaign to blame teachers for problems in public education with facts and statistics.  To view Gary's article, click here.

At each Council meeting, members present reports of their attendance at various commissions, boards, panels, and organizations where they represent CFT. Resolutions of importance are also presented and voted on by the body.

At a Sacramento press conference on January 10, former CFT EC/K-12 president Sue Westbrook (at mike) and CFT president Marty Hittelman blast the governor's proposed budget, which would devastate California's public schools. Westbrook told reporters that the impact of the governor's budget would be to destroy the possibility of quality education for California's six and half million K-12 students. Kara Buchanan photo.

The CFT Early Childhood/K-12 Council is the policy-making body for the Early Childhood and K-12 segment of the California Federation of Teachers, comprised of the presidents of all the Federation's Early Childhood and K-12 locals.