Weekly Update: Rep. Pettigrew will be in town, an atrocity in Mission Viejo and hope in Governor Jerry Brown
This Saturday, February 18th at 11:00 AM Senator Adam Kline, Representative Sharon Tomiko Santos, andRepresentative Eric Pettigrew will be hosting a town hall at Garfield Community Center, 2323 East Cherry Street. This would be a good time to let Representative Pettigrew know where you stand on the issues. Representative Santos, on the other hand, has been listening to her constituents and responding accordingly in terms of not jumping onto the band wagon of the privatization and corporate control of our schools.
Speaking of charter schools, here’s an atrocity:
These Barcelona Hills Elementary parents have led a months-long fight to save their school, pleading their case to the school district and school board in emails, phone calls, in-person meetings and public hearings.
Barcelona Hills Elementary is closing in June, but not because it’s an underperforming school or because
The 36th District Democrats Pass a No Charter School Resolution
Resolution Against Charter Schools
WHEREAS Article III, Section 13 of the platform of the 36th District Democrats specifically opposes charter schools (1);
WHEREAS the voters of Washington State have defeated charter scho