One more reason to move to Vermont:
In a move that will no doubt cheer conservative states-rights advocates (OK, I’m kidding), the Vermont Senate passed a billyesterday that will move the state toward a single-payer health system. Since it had already been passed by the state House, the two bills just need to be reconciled, and then Vermont will be on
Tuesday is my usual day to post, as per our Failing Schools’ general agreement, so today I found myself without a clear topic in mind and surfing the web during my lunch break for current news on education. When what to my wondering eyes should appear…It seems that the National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers just released its State Preschool Yearbook 2010 report, which indicates overall cuts in state funding of preschool programs across the country. Here’s a portion of today’s blog from NIEER’s Preschool Matters…Today!
For the first time since we began tracking state pre-K, total spending for the country
Eighth-grade teacher Stephanie Anderson joined about 15 Bay Area teachers who rode a bus together to Sacramento today to lobby to protect public schools. They all urged their local legislators to extend temporary taxes, reinforcing the messages in the CTA State of Emergency campaign.
“I took the time to go because it’s all about making our students a priority again,” said Anderson, who is co-president of the Dublin Teachers Association. “The time we spent in Sacramento was all about making our kids and our communities the priority. We really can’t survive an all-cuts budget.”
The teachers were all from school districts covered by the Alcosta Service Center Council, which represents CTA members in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Educators taking part in the Alcosta Lobby Day were from districts in Dublin, San Ramon, San Leandro and Mt. Diablo Unified, among other districts.
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