Education Coalition Continues to Wage Fight Against Budget Cuts to Schools and Students

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

Monday: Hundreds of School Board Members Deliver 325 Resolutions to Governor Opposing Budget Cuts, along with Thousands of Parent Letters

Tuesday: Hundreds of Teachers Come to Sacramento for Legislative Lobby Day; CTA "Cuts Hurt" Bus Makes Final Stop at State Capitol

As the Governor’s revised budget continues to propose billions in cuts to education teachers, parents, school board members and other educators are taking the fight to protect our schools and students to Sacramento. On Monday, school board members and parents will deliver resolutions and letters opposing school budget cuts to the Governor, while on Tuesday, hundreds of teacher leaders will visit with legislators as the California Teachers Association’s (CTA) "Cuts Hurt" bus tour makes its final stop at the Capitol.
 
The CTA "Cuts Hurt" bus has stopped in over 12 cities during its seven-week tour in districts from as far south as San Diego and as far north as Redding to ensure that legislators understand how cuts devastate local schools and turn back the clock on student achievement.
 
"The May Revision doesn’t suspend Proposition 98 and that’s a step in the right direction, but it still includes billions in cuts to public schools and that’s disastrous, particularly when 20,000 educators and other school employees have received pink slips," said David A. Sanchez, president of the 340,000-member CTA. "Hundreds of teachers are here on the final day of our Cuts Hurt bus tour to tell lawmakers and the governor they must find a solution to the state budget crisis that includes revenue increases and doesn’t rely on cuts alone."

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