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It's THAT time of year! Getting ready to get Back-to-School

As we enter the 2017-18 academic year, be sure to check out the links below to resources for a productive, successful and enjoyable school year.
Hasia Babicz

Educators find mobility, flexibility with standing desks

Hasia Babicz and her students have standing desks with wheels, which makes it easy for them to move around and form unique work stations.
New teachers

Been to the Member Engagement Center lately? Swing on by!

CTA's member engagement center has had a makeover! New and seasoned educators, alike, will find tips and tools and plenty of useful resources.
NEA RA 2017

The NEA Representative Assembly - where policy happens!

More than 1,000 California educators spent June 30-July 5 in Boston, MA attending the NEA RA - the world's largest democratic deliberative assembly.
 

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Become a member of the LCFF Content Library Review Team

Deadline to submit an application is September 1, 2017

The CA Collaborative for Educational Excellence is seeking educators to serve on the Local Control Funding Formula Content Library Review Team. Help develop a free repository of files on CA's accountability and continuous improvement system.

Additional information & details Apply to serve as team member
Ben Stone, Helix TA

Not all charter schools are created equal - especially now

Some charter schools are student-centered and deserve our support. Others are profit-driven and are failing our students and our state.

Helix TA President Ben Stone (left) teaches at Helix Charter High, which was the first comprehensive high school in the state to convert to a charter high school. Helix teachers also formed a union, and says Stone, "it's worked out well."

Additional information Our Charter School section
Retirement

Pondering retirement? Study the issues and plan for life after school

Is now the time to retire? Do your homework!

Norma Heeter, who serves as president of the San Diego Education Association's chapter of CTA/NEA-Retired, and SDEA retiree Ellie Cole, live busy lives after leaving the classroom. Click below to read about them and how they planned for the big day.

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Betsy DeVos

Support borrower protections and the lawsuit to protect them

Sign your name to support the lawsuit against Betsy DeVos

The attorneys general of 18 states & DC filed suit on July 6 against U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for rescinding federal protections to hold for-profit colleges accountable for cheating students & taxpayers out of billions in federal loans.

Sign in support of the states that are standing up for students

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