Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Education supporters near finish of 365-mile march - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee

Education supporters near finish of 365-mile march - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee

Education supporters near finish of 365-mile march

Published: Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2010 - 12:00 am | Page 2B
Education advocates are nearing the end of their 48-day, 365-mile march from Bakersfield to Sacramento to protest cuts to public education.
March for California's Future has made stops in dozens of cities along the way, including a layover Monday at Cosumnes River College.
More than 250 people, including students, rallied at CRC after a one-mile march.
The march will move to Granite Park at 10 a.m. today, where supporters will continue their journey.
The event will conclude with Wednesday's march at 3 p.m. from Southside Park to the west lawn of the Capitol, where a rally is planned at 4 p.m.

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Hundreds of pink-slipped teachers crowded into the Elk Grove Unified School District board room Monday to begin three days of hearings.

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Next school year, students returning to Sunrise Elementary School in Rancho Cordova may recognize only half their teachers.


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