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                 CTA Cuts Hurt Bus Tour                 

CTA Launches 'Cuts Hurt" Bus Tour

The governor’s proposed budget cuts $4.8 billion from public education and will have a devastating impact on our students, schools and colleges. Not only will schools face larger class sizes, educator layoffs and the elimination of vital programs, but under this plan the state’s minimum education funding guarantee – Proposition 98 – is on the chopping block.

CTA is pushing back. If we want to continue to improve student achievement and invest in California’s future, we must put more money into our schools, not less.

CTA is taking this fight on the road – by launching the ‘Cuts Hurt’ Bus Tour. Starting on State Council weekend and rolling on through to Chapter President’s Lobby Day (May 20) and California ESP Day, the ‘Cuts Hurt’ bus will wind through the state spreading the word about these painful cuts and inviting members and other concerned citizens to join the fight to denounce the governor’s proposed budget.

First Trip: Inglewood / Rialto 

• What: ‘Cuts Hurt’ Bus Tour – Day One

• When: Monday, April 7

• Where: Inglewood’s Monroe Middle School / Rialto’s Simpson Elementary

• Time: 9:15 a.m. Monroe in Inglewood / 1:00 p.m. Simpson in Rialto

• Details: Send-off Music by the Angry Tired Teachers Band

A neon-yellow school bus pulled up to Simpson Elementary School Monday afternoon.  With the song "Cuts Hurt" - "Love Hurts" with different lyrics - playing, out emerged a group of bespectacled men and well-dressed officials.

Leaders from the California Teachers Association arrived on the bus to protest $4.8 billion in education cuts Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed to help close a $16 billion budget deficit.

"Our goal is to make the public aware that these cuts are hurting schools," said CTA President David Sanchez.

The bus, which also stopped in Inglewood on Monday, will make appearances throughout the state during April and May. The proposed cuts have already resulted in 14,000 teachers receiving notices they might not have jobs next year, according to the CTA.

TVEA President Brian Wixom joined other local teacher association leaders on the CTA bus tour “Cuts Hurt” at Simpson Elementary School in Rialto .  Pictured with Brian are CTA President David A. Sanchez, CTA Vice President Dean E. Vogel, CTA Secretary/Treasurer Daniel R. Vaughn, and Executive Director Carolyn Doggett.  It is vital to continue to let Sacramento know that the proposed cuts to education must not happen.  Informing our community state wide and locally is an equally important roll of TVEA and CTA.

Next stop: Thursday, April 17 – Orange County / San Diego