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Several Hundred Chapter Presidents Converge on Capitol to Lobby for School Funding « State of Emergency

Several Hundred Chapter Presidents Converge on Capitol to Lobby for School Funding « State of Emergency

Several Hundred Chapter Presidents Converge on Capitol to Lobby for School Funding

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) 18 May 2011 – Several hundred presidents of local CTA chapters are hard at work in the state Capitol today. They have come to Sacramento to persuade lawmakers to provide the two-thirds’ majority required to pass the governor’s tax extension proposal that would raise billions in additional dollars for public education.

The CTA members are telling their stories of how more than $20 billion worth of budget cuts have decimated their local schools, ballooned class sizes, and eliminated counselors, nurses, and other vital services to their