Issue link: http://digital.copcomm.com/i/1533049
Compiled by Julian Peeples Quotes & Numbers "My students deserve to have someone on the council who represents them." —MICHELLE VELASQUEZ BEAN, English professor and Rio Hondo College Faculty Association member who recently became the first woman of color elected to the La Mirada City Council " When I hear about this astonishing victory over entrenched economic injustice, I feel both pride and gratitude for our union and the fierce teachers and allies who have been advocating to overturn this injustice for decades." — HEATHER ZUNGUZE, Pacific Grove Teachers Association member, about the adoption of the Social Security Fairness Act " Teaching is our calling, but it doesn't have to be our vow of poverty. Remember that when you talk to anyone who thinks you have the summer off, and share your story about why you continue to come back, year aer year." — NICHOLAS FERRONI, New Jersey Education Association member, in a recent article in NEA Today " One job should be enough … Appreciating people financially is just one way to show that our work is seen." — TEANNA TILLERY, paraeducator and United Educators of San Francisco member, about UESF 's recent bargaining victory that saw average paraeducator pay rise 27% 81% Percentage of educators who say their salaries are not keeping up with rising costs for groceries, childcare and other necessary expenses in CTA's State of California's Schools report (see Page 23). $23.5 billion Total combined revenues of 32 school districts in our We Can't Wait campaign (see Page 19). 286,435 Social Security beneficiaries in California impacted by the signing into law of the Social Security Fairness Act (see Page 45.) $360 Average increase in monthly Social Security benefits to impacted individuals with the repeal of the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision, according to NEA. 12 cta.org In the Know N E W S & N O T E S