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Project Angel Food
CTA President Dean E. Vogel and students from Vine St. Elementary volunteered at Project Angel Food in Los Angeles. »
Union City Press Conference - March 13th
Bay Area Education Coalition members held a news conference this afternoon in the hard-hit New Haven Unified School District to speak out against the state school funding cuts. »
Happy Read Across America Day - March 2nd
CTA President Dean E. Vogel and California Professional Firefighters President Lou Paulson read to students at Nicholas Elementary in Sacramento to celebrate Read Across America Day on March 2nd. »
Brisbane Press Conference
As thousands of teacher pink slips create turmoil in the Bay Area and around the state, local teachers, parents and CTA leaders revealed the union's new statewide tally of teacher layoff notices today... »
Solve the Problem
We need to SOLVE THE PROBLEM. The state budget crisis threatens our economy...and our schools. »
CSU Strike - East Bay
CTA President Dean E. Vogel and Vice-President Eric Heins joined CSU faculty on the picket lines as CSU East Bay (Hayward) was on strike today along with CSU Dominguez Hills. »
Dean Vogel on AB 114
CTA President Dean E. Vogel speaks about budget bill AB 114 at CTA's 2011 Presidents Conference. »
Dean Vogel - New CTA President
Dean E. Vogel became the new president of CTA on June 26, 2011. Dean has served as CTA's Vice-President and Secretary Treasurer. »
Bienvenidos Comercial de Television
Bienvenidos! Vamos a aprender como las orugas se convierten en mariposas, y tener aventuras grandes – leyendo. Aquí Es donde empieza la jornada…En salones como este. »
Arpil 4th - A Day to Stand in Solidarity
On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis where he stood with sanitation workers demanding their rights and their dream of a better life. »
Triangle Fire
March 25, 2011 marks the centennial of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. This tragedy led to a national social justice movement to protect workers. »
GLBT Bullying Hanford West
Teacher Myndi Hardgrave and members of the Hanford West High School Gay-Straight Alliance discuss GLBT Bullying. »
CTA March 15th Stand Up for Schools
State Superintendent of Public Instruction, CTA President David A. Sanchez and the CTA Board of Directors joined the Education Coalition at a press conference at Portola Elementary in San Bruno to announce the number of Pink Slips given statewide. »
Restore Tax Fairness to California
California has long relied on mostly short-term solutions to our budget problems, which has done us no long-term favors. The health of California's public schools depends on stable tax revenues. It is time to demand action to restore fairness to the systsem and make sure everyone is paying their fair share. »
Cesar Chavez Awards
The Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Education Awards Program provides recognition for students and their teachers who demonstrate an understanding of the vision and guiding principles by which Cesar E. Chavez lived his life. The Awards Program honors the memory of this great man and ensures that the spirit of his work continues in the classrooms of California. »
Class Action QEIA
CTA Board Member Eric Heins talks about the importance of the Quality Education Investment Act on NBC Bay Area's (KNTV 11) "Class Action". »
Handout
Yes on Prop 24: The Tax Fairness Act TV commercial: "Handout" »
Greed
Yes on Prop 24 TV Commercial "Greed" »
Whitmans Education Plan is Bad for CA
If OUR future starts here…Should California continue the cutbacks that are crippling our classrooms? Meg Whitman says yes. Whitman says we should cut another seven billion dollars from our schools. Teacher layoffs – 100,000 more. 33 percent larger class sizes. »
Every Child
CTA Back to School Television Commercial: "Every Child" »
Jerry Brown Job Record
Working Californian's Radio Ad: When California’s next Governor takes office, it’ll take more than a personal fortune orcampaign sound-byte to balance the budget, and fix our economy. »
Oakland 1 Day Strike
Oakland Teachers held a One-Day Strike on April 29th for the future of the students, the school district and the community. State budget cuts, misguided OUSD spending forced a call to action. Picketing started at 5:30 a.m. and there was a noon rally in Frank Ogawa Plaza. »
Celebrate Educators
CTA TV Commercial Script: They're what makes a school a school...they make a life-changing impact on our kids. »
Blame
Our public schools already face massive cuts. Now a troubling proposal supported by Senator Gloria Romero threatens to make things even worse. »
Start the Day for Students
On March 4th, make your voices heard and tell the Governor, "NO MORE CUTS TO EDUCATION!" Start the Day for Students is a statewide day of action for students & CA's future. »
Kamala Harris 2010
Kamala Harris, 2010 candidate for California Attorney General says there is no stronger connection than the connection between public safety and public education. »
March 4 2010
“Start the Day for Students” video shows the events which took place on March 4, 2010 during the Statewide Day of Action. This video was shown at the March 2010 State Council of Education. »
March 4 Stand Up for Schools
California Schools are facing another round of drastic budget cuts. On March 4, help us change the conversation and Stand Up for Schools. http://www.standupforschools.org »
Next
Ad talks about how ending class size reduction hurts children's education. »
Teacher Ad
Televsion commercial where teacher talks asks the public to vote Yes on 1A & 1B to prevent more teacher layoff, bigger class sizes and school closures. »
Firefighter
A firefighter talks about how emergency services could be affected if Propositions 1A & 1B don't pass. »
Pink Friday
Video shown at March 2009 State Council showing the efforts of CTA's members during the "Pink Friday Stand Up for Schools" event on March 13, 2009. »
Never Again
Governor threatens to break the minimum guarantee to our shcools and we shouldn't let it happen...again. »
RA Postcard March
Media coverage of CTA's Postcard March from the 2009 RA to the Governor's San Diego office to deliver postcards telling the governor to stop the cuts because enough is enough. »
Expect
TV ad where Teachers speak about California's budget crisis. »
ESP Lobby Day
Doreen McGuire - Grigg speaks about Edcuation Support Professionals Day at ESP Lobby Day. »
Prop 4
CTA Board Members and teachers talk about why you should vote No on Proposition 4. »
Prop 6
CTA Board Members and teachers talk about why you should vote No on Proposition 6 »
Now
A fair state budget needs to be passed now. »
Prop 3
CTA Board Members and teachers talk about why you should vote Yes on Proposition 3 »
Prop 8
CTA Board Members and teachers talk about why you should vote No on Proposition 8 »
Prop 9
CTA Board Members and teachers talk about why you should vote No on Proposition 9 »
Miller Pelosi NCLB
CTA launches effort telling congress to Vote No on Proposal by Rep. George Miller and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to reauthorize NCLB. »
Kama Harris Council Oct
Kamala Harris speaks about voting for Barack Obama on Friday night at the October 2008 State Council. »
Olmos Spanish
Edward James Olmos dice que los ninos aprenden mas cuando las familias coperan con los maestros. »
Olmos english
PSA about Family Involvement with actor Edward James Olmos. Mr. Olmos encourages parents to become involved in their children's education. »