Dear Colleagues, For Spring 2013 Staff Development, AFT wants to help instructors better handle disruptive students to enhance classroom environments. We are looking for presenters who can do the following: help faculty identify different types of disruptive behavior,...
Prop. 30 in danger of failing
Colleagues, As you can see from the PPIC poll below, Prop. 30 has dropped to only 48% YES. As you all should know well by now, if Prop. 30 fails, nearly $6 billion in cuts to education will automatically take place, which will result locally in the cancellation...
Local School Bond Measure Needs Your Support-YES on Prop Z
If you live in the City of San Diego, Prop Z will be on your ballot... Forward to a friend Join Us in Supporting Prop Z • 7,000 Classroom Teachers • San Diego Unified Council of PTAs • American Federation of Teachers • San Diego Education Association • Parent...
Editorial: Outside bucks seek to swing two ballot props
Published Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 Supporters of Proposition 32 claim that their campaign finance initiative "cuts the money tie between special interests and politicians." It's a lie. And an $11 million donation from a shadowy Arizona nonprofit illustrates why....
Facts about Prop 32 to share with your students
Please share this with your classes and/or forward to your student email lists. It's important that our students know what's at stake with Prop. 32. (Yes, it's OK to discuss in class, just be sure to cover your required course material for the day.) On it's face,...
Presidents of Mesa College and SD Cont. Ed. Speak Out AGAINST Prop. 38
The following press release was released to the media yesterday by Anthony E. Beebe, President of San Diego Continuing Education, and Pam Luster, President of San Diego Mesa College. Please distribute far and wide. Along Came Molly… Anthony E. Beebe, Ed.D. and Pamela...
Guild Adopts OPPOSE Position on Prop. 38
Dear Colleagues, Initially we were staying neutral on Prop. 38 (billionaire Molly Munger's initiative to fund K-12 education) in order to not antagonize its proponents. However, now that Prop. 38 proponent Molly Munger has launched attack ads against Prop. 30 we have...
Facts about Prop 30 to share with your students
Please share this with your classes and/or forward to your student email lists. It's important that our students know what's at stake with Prop. 30. (Yes, it's OK to discuss in class, just be sure to cover your required course material for the day.) If approved by...
BREAKING NEWS: President Clinton Says Vote NO on 32
Please distribute widely... President Bill Clinton Announces Opposition to Prop 32 Did you see President Clinton join our fight against Proposition 32? Click here to learn more about President Clinton speaking out against Prop 32. Former President Bill Clinton today...
SuperWalk Challenge!
Dear Colleagues, As you may know by now, vote by mail ballots are being mailed this week from the Registrar of Voters. This year, we are going to try something new. We want to put on a Get Out The Vote (GOTV) drive for mail voters this Saturday, October 13th. Our...