Flash: AB 1381 cleared the Senate Education Committee on June 28 -- next step is the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Urgent! Legislative Coordinators: Help Los Angeles Implement Positive School Reforms
More than 50,000 Los Angeles teachers and other education professionals need your help right now to win lawmakers' approval for a ground-breaking legislative proposal. AB 1381, by Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez (D-Los Angeles), will empower teachers, parents, community groups, and local mayors to make positive changes that will help provide an excellent education for the district's more 700,000 students.
AB 1831 is scheduled to come before the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday, June 28, so time for action is short.
The bill will help Los Angeles' schools provide small class sizes, safe school sites, and quality teachers to all students in the district. It will formally make teachers and parents a part of the decisions made at local schools.
Background
Los Angeles teachers - represented by our local, United Teachers Los Angeles -- and a coalition of education, parent, community and business groups are supporting a package of reforms for the Los Angeles Unified School District. This coalition is urging lawmakers to approve AB 1381 to improve L.A. schools, cut bureaucracy in the district, and empower educators and parents.
AB 1381 will create an opportunity to help improve some of L.A.'s lowest-performing schools. Through a partnership with teachers, parents, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the school district, the bill will implement real accountability and give local communities a say in how best to improve these schools.
The reform package will return money to the classroom, reform the school board so that it serves parents and families, and empower teachers, principals, and parents with the flexibility to improve local schools.
Coordinators:
Mobilize CTA members to email and call Senate Education Committee members now! Urge lawmakers to vote YES on AB 1381. Also get in touch with your local State Senator and Assembly Member and seek their support for AB 1381.
The next link below will take you to the Legislative Action Center, where you can send faxes and e-mails to lawmakers not listed below. The other links below will allow you to email Senate Education Members directly.
Senate Education Committee
For more information, contact CTA Legislative Advocate Sharon Scott Dow or GR Communications Consultant Len Feldman at 916.325.1500.