California Educator

May 09

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MAY 09 MAY 09 CONTENTS FEATURES 8 Doesn’t our education matter? Students and members question the budget cuts 11 Vista Verde students mourn loss of programs 12 Crowded classrooms make learning more of a challenge 15 Oakland culinary program lacks kitchen after four years 17 Students will pay more but get less at CSU Fresno 18 Middle school students in Lodi don’t want the music to end 20 Counseling cutbacks raise Saddleback students’ concerns 21 La Puente students feel ‘picked on’ because they are poor 22 ESP pink slips growing along with worry there’s more to come On the cover: Student Raymond Phillips enjoys a visual arts class MAKING A DIFFERENCE 24 A shorn thing for some San Lorenzo teachers 25 Members, community fight to prevent school closure 26 2009 César E. Chávez Awards recipients 26 2009 Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship recipients 27 2009 CTA Scholarships 28 President Obama visits Pomona Village Academy 30 Adult schools, ROP programs vulnerable due to cuts with Val Verde Teachers Association member Billie Kerr-Mosher at Vista Verde Middle School in Moreno. Story on page 8. ACTION 32 San Diego leaders ask for budget reform now 33 Single-payer health care bill clears first hurdle 33 CTA’s second-grade testing ban gains reconsideration 34 Successful LAUSD dropout prevention program cut 36 Summertime and the learning is easy

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