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Education Coalition's New TV Ad
Highlights Parent Disappointment
with Gov's Broken Promises to
Schools
Members of the California
Education Coalition – which
consists of organizations
representing more than a million
parents, teachers, school board
members, school employees and
administrators – unveiled a new
television ad that will begin airing
today as part of their campaign to
protect basic school funding in
California.
The 30-second television
spot, entitled "Body,"
features parents highlighting the
fact that Governor Schwarzenegger
has broken his promise to
California's students and schools on
two fronts, withholding $2 billion
in this year's budget and proposing
changes to the voter approved
Proposition 98 – changes which
would eliminate the minimum funding
protections for schools and will
only lead to more school closures,
larger class sizes, additional
layoffs of teachers and school
support personnel, and the
elimination of key student programs.
The ad will air statewide on
television stations in California's
major media markets.
"Parents are truly frustrated
that the Governor has broken his
promise to the students and schools
in California and is forcing us to
fight to maintain the minimum level
of funding that Proposition 98
guarantees," said Jo Loss, vice
president for education, California
State PTA. "Parents expect the
Governor to honor our children with
adequate and stable education
funding. Parents know that the
current funding proposal will hurt
our children and schools."
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More Info About Other Proposals
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"In a completely
rational society, the best of us would
aspire to be teachers and the rest of
us would have to settle for something
less, because passing civilization
along from one generation to the next
ought to be the highest honor and the
highest responsibility anyone could
have."
- Lee Iacocca
Governor Schwarzenegger
is touting several proposals that
we believe will adversely affect
public education in California.
More information about these proposals
is listed below, as well as additional
resources for information.
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Merit Pay
No details about the merit pay
proposal have been announced
and no legislative
proposals on merit pay have
been introduced. It is
impossible to change the pay
structure without putting more
money into the system. Other
merit pay schemes have failed.
This proposal is now on hold,
but will reappear later. |
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STRS - Retirement Benefits
STRS is the equivalent of
Social Security for public
school educators. In the
Governor's proposal, the state
would stop paying its 2% share
of total CalSTRS payroll
(about $469 million) each year
and would shift those costs to
local school districts. |
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Mental Health Funding-Cuts for
Special Education, Increased
Costs to Districts
Another
shift buried deep in the
budget is the proposed shift
of $43
million in program
costs to school districts to
provide mental health services
for special education
students. |
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Poway Federation of Teachers
Representing Teachers
Representing Education.
Official union website with
more information about issues
affecting public education in
Poway USD and beyond.
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California
PTA
The mission of
the California State PTA is to
represent our members and to
empower and support them with
skills in advocacy,
leadership, and communication
to positively impact the lives
of all children.
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California
Federation of Teachers
As the statewide affiliate of
the American Federation of
Teachers, the CFT represents
faculty and other school
employees in public and
private schools and colleges,
from early childhood through
higher education.
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California
Teachers' Association
The CTA exists
to protect and promote the
well being of
its members; to improve the
conditions of teaching and
learning; to advance the cause
of free, universal,
and quality public education;
to ensure that the human
dignity and civil rights of
all children and youth
are protected; and to secure a
more just, equitable, and
democratic society.
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California
Department of Education
It is the vision of the
California Department of
Education to create a
dynamic, world-class education
system that equips all
students with the knowledge
and skills to excel in college
and careers, and excel as
parents and citizens.
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Alliance
for a Better California
The Alliance for a Better
California represents nearly 2
million teachers,
firefighters, nurses, health
care workers and average,
every day people who are
devoting our careers to
helping others.
We want what’s best for
Californians and we don’t
understand why the Governor is
blaming us for all the
problems of our state.
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