CTA Joins statewide protests on March 4

The California Teachers Association has joined the call for a March  4 Day

of Action...

From: “David A. Sanchez” <CTAPresidentDavidSanchez@cta.org>

Subject: Urgent: CTA Leads Statewide Day of Action on March 4 for

Students and California’s Future

We’re just one month into the New Year and it is already a tough  budget

year for public education with the governor’s recently  proposed budget

shorting public schools and colleges by more than  $2.4 billion — that’s

on top of the $17 billion cut over the last  two years.  CTA is taking a

stand against these cuts by joining in a  statewide day of action for our

students and the future of  California on March 4.

The CTA Board of Directors approved the recommendation from State  Council

to participate in a spring statewide day of action to  support funding for

public education and other social services. We  are asking every member to

participate in demonstrations and  activities at their school on the

morning of March 4 before school  starts. We are asking you to help lead

this effort and “Start the  Day for Students” as part of our ongoing

campaign to make our voices  heard about the painful effects of these cuts

on students and  teaching, and to engage our communities in supporting

public  education and building a better California for all of us.

We must also use this day as part of our first step toward reforming  the

state’s tax structure and providing additional revenues for  schools,

colleges and other critical services. This starts with  closing the

corporate tax breaks that were handed out to the state’s  largest

corporations last year. When class sizes are increasing,  educators are

being laid off and taxpayers are paying more, everyone  must be paying

their fair share.

Take urgent action now to save our students and our future.  Join  “Start

the Day for Students” on March 4! We must stand up for  students, public

education and our future.