California Teachers Association Archives - Page 5 of 8

Let the Children Vote – Prop. 18 Lowers Voting Age

August 26, 2020 6:17 amAugust 26, 2020 6:22 am

What else do we know about this population 18 to 24? They are stupid. That is why we put them in dormitories. And they have a resident assistant. They make really bad decisions. – Kamala Harris, excerpt from speech to Ford Foundation, 2014...

CTA Employees Have a Pension Plan Twice as Good as the Teachers They Represent

August 12, 2020 2:26 amAugust 11, 2020 8:19 pm

This week a fascinating article on the website of the Education Intelligence Agency revealed that the California Teachers Association, one of the most powerful labor unions in the world, is itself having labor problems. Moreover, the labor problems they are encountering are because...

The Financial Power of California’s Government Unions

August 5, 2020 2:29 amAugust 7, 2020 11:16 am

There is no special interest in California that wields more influence over state and local politics than public sector unions. At every level of government, from the office of the governor to a school board managing a district with only...

Public Charter Schools File Lawsuit Against State Over Defunding of Public School Students

July 29, 2020 2:14 amJuly 29, 2020 2:45 pm

A lawsuit was filed Monday in State Superior Court against the State of California; Gov. Gavin Newsom; State Superintendent of Public Education Tony Thurmond; State Controller Betty Yee; and the California Department of Public Education; by a coalition of students,...

A Pandemic is the Perfect Opportunity to Fix Broken Education System

May 26, 2020 10:17 amMay 26, 2020 11:26 am

Goliath unions work to crush the dreams of San Diego families. The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing what many have known for decades: Our education system is broken. But the situation also presents us with a silver lining: the opportunity to...

Public Education is Changing Forever

May 20, 2020 6:15 amMay 20, 2020 6:29 am

Since the pandemic lockdown closed the schools, resistance to the status quo in public education has mushroomed. The COVID pandemic has closed public schools for over two months, with no end in sight. This represents a seismic disruption to...

2020 March Primary Preview: 39th Congressional District

February 18, 2020 6:43 pm

The 39th Congressional District: The 39th Congressional District takes up a parts of Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino Counties. Comprised of Los Angeles and Orange County suburbs, it’s a fairly wealthy district, with the average income hitting about 90,000....