More Education Funding NOW

CTA and education partners are calling on legislative leaders to prioritize education funding and identify additional revenue to close a projected $20 billion education state budget shortfall during the global pandemic and beyond. Ways to generate revenue include suspending or eliminating tax expenditures, imposing additional taxes on high income individuals, or corporate tax changes.   

“We are in the midst of historic and severe health, economic and racial crises and all eyes are on state lawmakers to provide leadership and address this before it’s too late. Most of our schools are unable to physically reopen safely and it’s only going to get worse next year if we don’t take action now,” said CTA President E. Toby Boyd.   

For more information and a breakdown of the projected shortfall, go here.  

CTA, Planned Parenthood, California Medical Association and SEIU sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Aug. 11 urging him to put additional resources into the state’s public health systems, education systems, and worker safety during this final month of the legislative session. View the letter here.

Yes on 15! Estimated Funding Calculator

Would you like to know how much your district will receive when Prop. 15 passes?  Use this tool.

Preparing Your Distance Learning Classroom

Join NEA Teacher Quality in a series of webinars designed to help you prepare your distance learning classroom. Register for one or all three!

August 10, 2020

Planning for a Week of Distance Learning

Join ed tech experts in exploring examples of what distance education might “look” like for you and your students. We will also consider the transitional thinking required to best support student engagement and success.

Register here: https://www.mobilize.us/nea/event/294137/

August 17, 2020

Facilitating Quality Practice

Quality practice looks, sounds, and feels different virtually. Let’s practice with tools that teachers and paraeducators can use with students. We will learn about best practices for online learning, including instructor presence, learning objectives, real world applications, clear expectations, engaging students, prompt feedback, and netiquette. We will focus on two platforms: Seesaw and Google Classroom.

Register here:https://www.mobilize.us/nea/event/295430/

August 24, 2020

Providing Accommodations and Scaffolding Online

How do you support students with IEPs, English language learners, and older students with developing literacy skills in an asynchronous distance learning environment? Using Google Classroom, learn strategies for providing accommodations, scaffolds, SIOP features, and elements of explicit instruction in an asynchronous setting that support all students.

Register here:https://www.mobilize.us/nea/event/295432/

Yes on Prop 15, No on Prop 22!

Prop 15: Schools & Communities First will ensure that our schools & communities DO come first with enough resources to truly educate all of our kids and services to support all of our families. 

  • RECLAIMS $12 billion every year to fund neighborhood schools and strengthen local economies to lift up all Californians.
  • CLOSES commercial property tax loopholes and ends shady schemes that big corporations and wealthy investors use to avoid paying their fair share of property taxes.
  • PROTECTS all homeowners & renters by maintaining tax protections for ALL residential property.
  • LEVELS the playing field for businesses that already pay their fair share.
  • EXEMPTS smaller businesses valued at under $3 million.
  • EXEMPTS all agricultural land.

YES on 15 would mean an additional investment of $6,915,000 in VUSD students’ education every year! This could be negotiated by VTA for professional pay, smaller class sizes, more resources & supports, etc. and could prevent potential layoffs and drastic cuts during the economic recovery.  

Can we count on you to stand together with other VTA/CTA members for our students and their future? 

Commit today at bit.ly/CTAProp15 
 Follow the campaign on social media (@Schools1stCA) 

You can get more information and initiative resources at www.cta.org/taxfairness and at yes15.org 

Less Than 100 Days…..

…till election day. Education funding remains the critical issue and it’s essential to pass Prop. 15, which would help California reclaim some $12 billion annually for schools and essential public services. We cannot open our schools until they are safe , and adequate funding is needed to make this happen. Take action:  

-On Friday, July 31, at 1 p.m., add your voice to the Tweetfest calling on Gov. Newsom to support Prop 15. Sample tweet: The educators of California ask @CAGovernor Newsom @GavinNewsom to join us in supporting #YesOn15. Investing in public schools, community colleges and local services must come first. #SchoolsAndCommunitiesFirst #WeAreCTA 

-CTA is again calling on lawmakers to find a funding solution to the pandemic-induced crisis that is deepening the impact of racial, health and economic injustices throughout the state. CTA and partners in the Education Coalition are urging  legislators to eliminate corporate tax credits and adopt tax hikes on California’s wealthiest billionaires and millionaires. Learn more and get involved in the #YesOn15 campaign. 

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