CTA Members, Parents March to Extend Taxes, Block Cuts
(From l.) CTA Pres. David A. Sanchez and Vice President-Elect Eric Heins lead hundreds of parents and teachers during the Tuesday morning march back from the Capitol.
(SACRAMENTO, Ca.) Hundreds of educators and parents rallied at the state Capitol Tuesday morning to urge lawmakers to pass a tax extension that will prevent another $12.5 billion in program cuts, including another $4.1 billion in cuts to public schools and colleges.
The educators and parents have been pushing for more funding for schools during a week-long slate of concerted activities designing to publicize the plight of the state’s more than six million children and more than 325,000 educators.
Earlier Tuesday morning, Parents from Books Not Bars, Sacramento Area Congregations Together and the PTA
