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Title: Calif. teachers begin week of budget protests
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Yahoo/AP
URL Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110509 ... us_california_teacher_protests
Published: May 9, 2011
Author: ADAM WEINTRAUB
Post Date: 2011-05-09 15:04:56 by socalv8
Keywords: UTLA, teacher, union
Views: 43681
Comments: 66
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Dozens of California teachers rallied Monday in downtown San Francisco, launching a week of statewide protests over the threat of deep budget cuts to public education. The demonstrations and teach-ins were planned as schools face the prospect of mass layoffs, program cuts and shorter school years. The protests will culminate Friday with a sit-in at the state Capitol. "We're here to make a statement," said Dennis Kelly, president of United Educators of San Francisco, which represents more than 6,000 employees of the San Francisco Unified School District. Kelly was among about 100 school personnel who gathered at 5:30 a.m. and marched to school district headquarters. About 60 then boarded a chartered bus to Sacramento to protest and lobby lawmakers.
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#42. To: socalv8 (#0)
I don't blame the teachers, most are awesome.
#46. To: socalv8 (#44)
Sounds like a self-serving statement to me.
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#44. To: jwpegler (#42)
Parents stink. I see it everyday.
Cal Dems have, for decades, been throwing money at teachers (unions) to solve the problem. KNOWING IT WOULDN'T WORK.
Replies to Comment # 44. I don't blame the teachers, most are awesome. Parents stink. I see it everyday.
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