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California Teacher Association's Occupying the Wrong Offices | California Progress Report

California Teacher Association's Occupying the Wrong Offices | California Progress Report

California Teacher Association's Occupying the Wrong Offices

By Robert Cruickshank
Calitics

It's a headline sure to stir the hearts of progressives, education activists, and Californians who are just plain sick and tired of watching their public schools driven to collapse by the Republicans: the California Teachers Association is going to mount a "Wisconsin-style occupation" of the state capitol in Sacramento.

Only problem: it won't accomplish a thing.

Here's what The Nation has to say about it:

Following the Wisconsin tradition of meaningful protest, the California Teachers Association is planning a weeklong "State of Emergency" campaign designed to focus on budget cuts in schools and the need to avoid further reductions to spending.

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