CQE is Hiring: Statewide Campaign Director
Working closely with a statewide team, (Executive Director, Organizing Dir., Statewide Alliance Organizer and Communications Dir.) the Statewide Campaign Director plays a key role in providing overall leadership in campaign and political strategy, alliance building and coordination of the CQE through the CQE’s Coordinating Committee. The Statewide Campaign Director also supports CFJ’s four regions with research and campaign strategy development. This senior management position is a member of CFJ’s management team and supervises the Statewide Alliance Organizer. The Statewide Campaign Director reports directly to the Executive Director. For a full job description, please click hereCQE in OC Register
CQE Featured in Orange County Register Editorial: "A Lesson in Power from Teacher's Union"
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Schwarzenegger Vetoes Assembly Bill 8
(Oct. 14, 2009)
Education advocates today decried Governor Schwarzenegger's decision to veto Assembly Education Committee Chair Julia Brownley's bill Assembly Bill 8 (AB 8), pointing to it as yet another example of refusal by the Governor to move forward on a long overdue overhaul of California's archaic and highly dysfunctional school funding system.
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CQE Sudent Op-Ed on Assembly Bill 8
Askari Gonzalez, from Californians For Justice, published this op-ed article with New America Media urging the governor to sign Assembly Bill 8 which works towards education budget transparency and funding California's diverse student needs.
He writes, "At school, I hear my classmates talk about their dreams all the time, but without the right resources, I’m afraid they’ll just be empty wishes."
For the full article in English and Spanish, please click here
The Los Angeles Times endorses Assembly Bill 8
(September 9, 2009)
"Assembly Bill 8, sponsored by Assemblywoman Julia Brownley (D-Santa Monica), would convene a working group to study the formulas that are used to allocate education money. The panel would produce a report and recommendations for simpler, more rational funding mechanisms by December 2010. Another bill would be required to enact the recommendations."
"California's convoluted school funding system begs for impartial study and new clarity. Brownley's bill is the best starting point for an open debate about how best to provide money for schools."
For the full text, please go here
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