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Only Fifteen days until Spring Quarter deadline
We want you to teach Free Skool Santa Cruz...
Posted: Mon, Jan 30, 2006 4:07pm PST
Black History ~ Negro Hill, California
Historical Legacy of Black Pioneers in Early California Comes Alive
Negro Hill, California was a vibrant community in 1850 when California became a state.
Let us continue the journey to give dignity, honor and respect to early Black Pioneers....
Posted: Mon, Jan 30, 2006 3:42pm PST
ALERT - Stop the Budget Cuts!
A vote is possible February 1. Call your representatives toll free and oppose the budget reconciliation bill 1-800-393-1082...
Posted: Mon, Jan 30, 2006 5:52am PST
Arm Wrestling with Darwin
I am convinced by the evidence of natural selection and treasure Darwin’s theory because it promotes an interconnectedness of all living things, but I hold that the intense battle to keep ID out of the classroom is misguided....
Posted: Sun, Jan 29, 2006 8:39pm PST
Jan 31: New College Media Studies MA Program Open House
Jan 31 at 6:30 PM: New College Media Studies MA Program Open House. Learn about New College's innovative media studies education for social change. New College, 766 Valencia St., Room 11B, San Francisco...
Posted: Sat, Jan 28, 2006 8:52pm PST
Students help AB 606 pass in the Assembly!
GSA Network is pleased to announce that AB 606, the Safe Place to Learn Act, passed out of the California State Assembly yesterday, with a vote of 45-32. The bill now moves on to the Senate...
Posted: Fri, Jan 27, 2006 9:45pm PST
Charter School Unionizes
Edison Brentwood Academy and Edison-McNair Academy in East Palo Alto are the first Edison Schools Charter schools to unionize. Contract was ratified, and includes increase in pay and limited protection for 5th-year teachers....
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2006 7:34pm PST
Black History - 150th Anniversary California Colored Convention Movement
Join us for a free, lively evening of California Black History and experience the closing of a wonderful exhibt of the first railroad west of the Mississippi, originally surveyed from our California State Capitol, Sacramento to Negro Bar, CA.
8th Annual California Black History Month Reception...
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2006 7:32pm PST
Segregation Report Sheds Light on Challenges in Diversifying U.S. Schools
Schools in the Northeast and West continue to be more segregated than those in the South, with California and New York maintaining schools that are the most segregated, according to a recent report from the Harvard University Civil Rights Project....
Posted: Tue, Jan 24, 2006 5:16pm PST
Oakland Teachers Will Lose
Oakland Teachers will loose unless.......they put money and benefits aside for the moment...and focus on the main need...to replace Ward with someone or group they can actually negotiate with...
Posted: Tue, Jan 24, 2006 1:29pm PST
Educators demand a fair contract and protest Randolph Ward's intimidation tactics
More than 100 people turned out on short notice to demand a fair contract and to protest Randolph Ward's intimidation tactics. That night AFSME President Morris Tatum announced that his members have pledged that they will support OEA picket lines in the event of a forced strike....
Posted: Mon, Jan 23, 2006 10:55pm PST
You don’t need a diploma to go to jail
Town Halls support children of color struggling to learn in West Contra Costa schools...
Posted: Sun, Jan 22, 2006 10:22am PST
How dare SFUSD reject City funds to keep our schools open!
f you don’t think that the current San Francisco Unified School District financial crisis is your problem, think again. The following is what all the parents of public, private and parochial school students in the city of San Francisco should be thinking about and then doing in the next few days....
Posted: Sun, Jan 22, 2006 10:21am PST
San Francisco Unified School District and the recent closures of some schools
The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) has NOT allowed the students to have a greater say in the closure and vision of the schools in San Francisco. Again and again in an environment of hostile shouting and fiasco decisions are made at many SFUSD Board Meetings. Parents for sure have a say but the students too have a greater stake in their future in San Francisco....
Posted: Sun, Jan 22, 2006 6:45am PST
Be a Class Traitor for $300 a day
Randy Ward, state administrator for Oakland Unified School District's receivership, is already getting ready to hire scabs when the K-12 teacher go out on strike--which it's almost certain they will. But remember that he forced 7,000 district employees to take a 4% pay cuts, while laying off 100 custodians, in 2004. Now this parasite, with privatization of the whole district on his agenda, is going for more blood and wants the teachers to pay more for their healthcare. The working class in th...
Posted: Sat, Jan 21, 2006 10:06pm PST
IRS Free income tax software
Per IRS web site, List and links to Free software for preparing Form 1040 and other tax forms.
Most of the software listed by the IRS allows Electronic Filing (E-File) of your income tax return. Some of the software listed will prepare your State income tax return.
Where is my Refund?...
Posted: Sat, Jan 21, 2006 12:11pm PST
Bush uses Gulf Coast reconstruction to push for dismantling public education
Over the past four months, the Bush administration and sections of both the Democratic and Republican parties have used the devastation inflicted upon the Gulf Coast during last year’s hurricane season as a justification to push through a broad range of right-wing policies. Among these reactionary projects is the drive to undermine the public education system through the promotion of charter schools and voucher programs....
Posted: Sat, Jan 21, 2006 8:23am PST
School Beat: Closing Schools Again
Schools got closed in San Francisco again last night. After about an hour of passionate public testimony regarding the flaws in the process and the uneven impact on communities (especially African-American communities) as reflected by the schools on the list for closure, merger or relocation, the board deliberated and eventually made their very hard decisions....
Posted: Fri, Jan 20, 2006 7:32am PST
US university spying scandal prompts resignations
A former US Republican congressman has resigned from the advisory board of a university alumni group after it emerged the latter was offering students money to police "liberal" professors at the University of California, Los Angeles....
Posted: Fri, Jan 20, 2006 7:28am PST
Labor Studies Courses at SJCC
San Jose City College is gearing up for classes starting at the end of this month! Unions want more people to become informed and active in the challenges ahead. Help get your colleages involved by enrolling in one of our 5 week mini classes(Marked *) or our special programs to become a Mediator or assistant with our immigrant Community! These are practical classes taught by excellent instructors that are committed to helping to create a more just society....
Posted: Thu, Jan 19, 2006 10:04pm PST