California Teachers Association (CTA) Archives

An Open Letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom from California Policy Center’s Parent Union

May 9, 2022 1:52 pmMay 10, 2022 11:09 am

Open letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom from California Policy Center’s Parent Union Director Rebecca Holz, and Deputy Director Celeste Fiehler: The Honorable Gavin Newsom Governor, State of California 1303 10th Street, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Governor Newsom,...

California Public School Enrollment Drops by Another 110,000 Students – Fifth Decline in a Row

April 15, 2022 7:47 amApril 15, 2022 11:06 am

Across California, state figures showed that K-12 enrollment fell by 160,000 students in 2020, which was a 3-percent dip and the largest drop in enrollment in twenty years, the Globe reported last fall in October. The Los Angeles Times is now...

California Schools Ignoring Unsuitable, Graphic Sex Curriculum, Student Sexual Harassment

March 14, 2022 9:35 amMarch 16, 2022 6:28 am

Last year, California’s public school population saw a drop by 160,000 kids. Some experts say that enrollment drop was even higher. This year, experts expect even more parents to pull their kids from public schools, for myriad reasons. When Gov....

California Parents and Kids are Abandoning Public Schools with Gov. Newsom’s Attack on Parent Choice

October 4, 2021 5:09 pmApril 3, 2022 7:48 am

Only hours after California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Friday announcement of a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for all schoolchildren of FDA approval age in California, homeschooling and tutoring inquiries shot up dramatically, with some homeschooling sites even going down to the sheer...

Why is NEA Pushing COVID-19 Vaccinations and Testing for all Students?

July 3, 2021 8:13 amJuly 3, 2021 8:13 am

The National Education Association announced this week it will call for “mandatory safe and effective COVID-19 vaccinations and testing for all students and staff before returning to face-to-face instruction in the fall.” Why? According to the NEA, “COVID-19 has already...

Rescuing Public Education in California

March 10, 2021 10:35 amMarch 10, 2021 10:45 am

Depending on who you ask, California’s K-12 system of public education would be doing just fine if taxpayers threw another $30 billion (or more) per year into its insatiable maw; or it is a failed model mostly because the teachers’...

California High Schoolers Losing Out on College and Scholarships While Rest of Country Moving On and Up

February 6, 2021 10:40 amFebruary 8, 2021 7:39 am

In month 11 of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s lockdown of the state, the real damage is beginning to show. Millions of Californians filed for unemployment benefits during Newsom’s government-ordered business shutdowns. And now we know that millions of those claims...