Eric Heins, president of the 325,000-member California Teachers Association (CTA), issued this statement today about the governor’s May Revise to the 2018-19 state budget on the heels of California’s new ranking as the fifth largest economy in the world:

With its theme this year of educators using their “superpowers” to provide all students with the quality education

California Teachers Association members and leaders joined by elected officials and community supporters

Teachers at one of the nation’s largest online public charter schools, California Virtual Academies (CAVA), which is affiliated with K12 Inc. a publicly traded company (LRN) focused on online learning, have reached agreement with their employer

Today, Kids Not Profits, a coalition of educators, parents and civil rights, labor and community groups,

CTA President Eric C. Heins issued the following statement today about San Diego Senator Toni Atkins becoming California’s first woman and lesbian to hold the state Senate’s top job