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Faculty Challenge Breakdown of Shared Governance in CA Community Colleges

By Justin Akers Chacón At the 2018 Fall Plenary, the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) passed a resolution of censure against California Community College Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley (7.03 F18). According to the resolution, over his first two years in office the Chancellor had undermined the functioning of participatory governance at the state level due to the lack of inclusion in policy discussions concerning academic and professional matters, budget planning and develo ...

Labor Council in San Diego On Board With the Green New Deal

February 4, 2019

by JIM MILLER The San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council Passes Resolution in Support of a Green New Deal Sometimes the unexpected happens. Last year, during one of her first visits to the Capitol as a newly elected member of the House of Representatives, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made headlines by joining a group of young activists from the Sunrise Movement protesting outside Nancy Pelosi’s office and calling for a Green New Deal. Since that time, Pelosi has formed a committee to address t ...

Lessons from the LA Teachers Strike

February 1, 2019

After a little more than a week of striking, the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) captured the public’s imagination, helped transform the national narrative about education, won a solid new contract, and positioned themselves well for the battles to come. For those of us in education this was an inspiring moment that showed the potential for smart organizing and activism to change the game in important ways. As I have observed elsewhere, UTLA was taking a lead from both the social movement ...

Newsom Spends Big on Education in First Budget

January 31, 2019

Newly elected Governor Gavin Newsom came out of the gates with a bold first budget proposal that calls for a record $80.7 billion in K-12 education as well as a second year of free community college for full time students. The proposal also offers a big expansion of preschool and $750 million to fund all-day kindergarten programs. Your California Federation of Teachers applauded the budget, particularly the governor’s commitment to increased funding for schools and colleges, profound investment ...

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