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SEPTEMBER 2011 CONTENTS FEATURES IN THIS ISSUE 22 MAKING A DIFFERENCE 22 26 28 Young Leaders Meet CTA President Dean Vogel Explaining the value of 'Getting Back to Schools' 10 30 ACTION 30 BACK TO SCHOOL TIPS Five educators share their advice on what you can do to start the year off right. You'll discover unlikely places to find school supplies, get links to helpful websites, and more. 32 33 34 35 36 37 State leaders vow to stabilize school funding for coming year NEA RA highlights Dream Act helps undocumented students get aid CTC appointments ensure voices of practitioners will be heard SOS draws big response in state, national rallies Mapping new political lines Seizure bill goes to governor over educators' objections 38 TAKING A STAND 38 40 12 ARE WE ENDANGERING SCIENCE? With science counting for little to nothing on standardized tests, schools are focusing on it less. As a result, some educators say we are inhibiting students' curiosity and losing ground globally. 42 Pension Truth Squad hits the road Misleading paycheck initiative seeks to silence the working class 'Parent trigger' law gets new regulations 45 ETC. 45 46 2009 Summary Annual Report for CTA Economic Benefits Trust Member Welfare Benefit Plan The 'exergaming' champ ON THE COVER California Teachers Association September 2011 Volume 16 Issue 1 20CANCER PREVENTION For more than 15 years Jeri Harris has been part of a cancer study with 133,000 other California female teachers. Findings are now help- ing people everywhere learn how to prevent some types of cancer. ARE WE ENDANGERING SCIENCE? READ MORE » PAGE 12 for BACK TOTIPS SCHOOL » PAGE 10 ANNUAL REPORT of the CTA ECONOMIC BENEFITS TRUST » PAGE 45 TAKE THE EDUCATOR WIN AN iPAD » Survey at cta.org. TAKE THE EDUCATOR READERSHIP SURVEY Kevork Madooglu, pictured with his students, teaches AP physics and chemistry at John Burroughs High School in Burbank.