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CA Teachers Union Did Oppo Research on Parents Who Wanted Schools to Reopen During COVID

September 7, 2022 5:51 pmSeptember 7, 2022 6:51 pm

Reopen California Schools just exposed via emails received through California Public Records Act requests that the California Teachers Association labor union conducted opposition research on parent groups pushing for school reopening during the government ordered COVID school shutdowns in California. https://twitter.com/ReopenCASchools/status/1566899054906290176 Opposition...

Teacher Union Tantrums Now Count as Sick Days in California

January 26, 2022 1:37 pmJanuary 26, 2022 1:49 pm

It’s mid-January and winter break has come to an end. For more than 6.5 million children here in California, that means it’s time to go back to school. But in several major school districts across the state, schools remained closed the first week back — negatively impacting tens of thousands of students ready to learn and reconnect...

Gov. Newsom Signs K-12 Ethnic Studies Bill: ‘State-Sponsored Antisemitism’

October 9, 2021 9:04 amOctober 9, 2021 9:17 am

Last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed the controversial Assembly Bill 331, authored by Assemblyman Jose Medina (D-Riverside), which would have added the new K-12 Ethnic Studies requirement. Newsom noted that there was an “uncertainty” about current K-12 curriculum in the...

3,000 Petition Signers Tell Gov. Newsom ‘Veto Antisemitic Ethnic Studies Bill’

September 27, 2021 4:21 pmSeptember 28, 2021 2:04 pm

Thousands of Californians, including Holocaust survivors, petitioned Governor Gavin Newsom to veto Assembly Bill 101 by Assemblyman Jose Medina (D-Riverside), which would mandate an ethnic studies high school graduation requirement. The California legislature recently voted to advance AB 101 along party lines....

Los Angeles Teachers Union Calls For Mandatory Student COVID Vaccinations

August 31, 2021 3:43 pmSeptember 1, 2021 11:37 am

United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), the teachers union of Los Angeles City Schools, announced Monday they are demanding that the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) implement mandatory vaccinations for all students who are eligible to receive it. The mandate,...

LA Teachers Union Rallying Teachers to Condemn Israel

June 11, 2021 7:52 am

The UTLA teachers union has been rallying teachers throughout the district to support a resolution condemning Israel and supporting Palestine – creating more unnecessary divisive politics amongst teachers and students and families. Last week, UTLA President Cecily Myart-Cruz released a statement to...

Newsom’s Public Education Spending Binge

May 18, 2021 2:13 amMay 18, 2021 6:08 am

“It is our hope that all schools will be able to physically open for five days per week in the fall but local conditions will determine whether that is possible.” – Cecily Myart-Cruz, President, United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA...