CTA President E. Toby Boyd speaks at the 2019 Presidents Conference for the first time as CTA President. Boyd's 2-year term began on June 26, 2019.

The California Teachers Association recognizes the accomplishments and legacy of veteran educator and union advocate Joe Nuñez who has been the CTA Executive Director for the last six years. Nuñez is leaving the association following a vote by the Board of Directors to end his relationship with CTA.

Masked “Shooter” with Fake Gun Terrified Students and Staff

Toby Boyd's first day as CTA President...June 26, 2019.

A new leadership team takes office today as Elk Grove kindergarten teacher E. Toby Boyd

(Newspapers stack up. Featured headlines:
“Celerity charter school founder who misspent $3.2 million gets 30 months in prison”
- Los Angeles Times
“How a couple worked charter school regulations to make millions”
- Los Angeles Times)

Narrator:
The latest charter school scandals are piling up.

(Pull-out and isolate headline:
“$50 million in state funds reportedly stolen in charter school scheme”
- ABC 10 News)

Leaders of one San Diego charter network? Indicted for conspiracy and grand theft.

(State Capitol background
Pull-out cover of report: The Governor’s Charter School Policy Task Force Report)

Thankfully, The Governor’s Charter School Policy Task Force just made important recommendations for reform:

(Student raising hand in classroom, kids in science classroom
On screen text:
• Increased accountability
• Charter School Fiscal Impact)

More accountability on charter school spending

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On screen text:
• More local control for authorizing and reviewing charters)

And giving local school districts more control over the authorization of charter schools.

(Pull-out bills:
AB 1505
AB 1507)

Reforms we need to pass now.