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$15,000 in athletics grants last year; Feb. 15 deadline for this year's program
February 2012
CTA's endorsed insurance company, California Casualty, has extended the deadline to its Thomas R. Brown Athletics Grant program to Feb. 15. Last year, six California schools were awarded $2,500 each to benefit their athletics programs.
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In the News
Surprised Pasadena teacher receives national honor
February 01, 2012Manuel Rustin sat among the audience Tuesday in the crowded auditorium at John Muir High School in Pasadena, More
Press Release
January 29, 2012The CTA State Council, comprised of nearly 800 democratically-elected educators, endorsed the governor’s tax plan at their quarterly meeting in LA on Jan. 29. More
In the News
The facts that school reformers ignore
January 24, 2012Education “reformers” have a common playbook. First, assert without evidence that regular public schools are “failing” More
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Diane Ravitch: Embattled teachers need support, not more testing
January 19, 2012Diane Ravitch believes public school teachers are getting bashed for problems beyond their control. More
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Brown seeks to ease mandates on schools
January 09, 2012Shrinking state funding is not the only budget headache San Diego school officials blame on Sacramento. More
Press Release
Governor’s Grim Proposed State Budget Is Stark Proof That Schools Need Stable New Revenues
January 06, 2012The following statement was issued today by Dean E. Vogel, president of the 325,000-member California Teachers Association, More
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Rural school districts hard hit by transportation cuts
December 19, 2011Four of the six schools in the Eastern Sierra Unified School District are scattered along Highway 395, More
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LAUSD teachers union approves landmark deal
December 15, 2011The Los Angeles Unified teachers union has overwhelmingly ratified a historic agreement that gives individual campuses More
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Press Release
Educators Say New State Budget ‘Trigger’ Cuts Underscore Need for New and Stable Revenues
December 13, 2011The following statement was issued today by Dean E. Vogel, president of the California Teachers Association, in response to the new state budget “trigger” More
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NEA Stakes a Claim in Teacher Effectiveness Debate
December 08, 2011A National Education Association commission issued a report today with specific recommendations for upping pre-service requirements, More
