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RALLY AGAINST PINK SLIPS: Educators & Allies Rise Up!
Hundreds gathered in front of the State Building at McAllister and Van Ness, calling for the state to prioritize California's children and their education and demanding job security for educators.
Governor Schwarzenegger's 2008-09 budget proposes a $4.8 billion cut in state education funds. This would create a $40 million deficit for the San Francisco Unified School District. Preparing for this eventuality, the San Francisco Board of Education sent out 535 pink slips to teachers and administrators this week. MAYOR GAVIN NEWSOM, district administrators, the district superintendent, elected officials and
*Angry Tired Teachers
*Raging Grannies
*former teachers
*parents
*Veterans for Peace
and many more allies of education spoke and sang out with the message:
Tax the Rich/Fund our Schools/Respect the Teachers!
*Angry Tired Teachers
*Raging Grannies
*former teachers
*parents
*Veterans for Peace
and many more allies of education spoke and sang out with the message:
Tax the Rich/Fund our Schools/Respect the Teachers!
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