Region X Student Rally

Please announce to your students and encourage their attendance: Friday November 20th 11am to 1pm Region X Student Rally Balboa Park Presidents Way Picnic Area A United Stand Against Community College Budget Cuts……. STOP the Termination of College Education Poster...

AFT Monday Message – 11/16/09

Monday Morning Briefings: 1) What you didn’t read in last week’s SDCCD Board report was the fact that management attempted to slip in a docket item without going through the standard shared governance disclosure process. The docket (attached) requested the...

AFT Monday Message – 11/9/09

Monday Morning Briefings: 1) The House of Representatives passed a healthcare reform bill this weekend by the narrowest of margins, 220-215 (218 needed for passage). This bill includes a public option, which AFT supports. The bill now moves to the Senate where passage...

California’s higher-education debacle

We keep hearing from more and more education leaders how the current system of taxation is killing education.  When are we all going to take action? Jeff Bleich is the chairman of the Cal State University Board of Trustees and most recently served as special counsel...

Top 5 Things You Can Do With Your Extra Hour

By now you should’ve all turned your clocks back for the end of Daylight Saving Time. Here are the top 5 things you can do with your extra hour: Continue to follow the fast-moving healthcare debate. Thank Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He stood behind the...