Education

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After California lost its bid to be considered in the first round of the Race to the Top funds, education has taken a back seat to other issues.    Please click here to go to SVAN's home page to see up-to-date content on various issues.

 

On the issue of education I highly recommend the article in the New York Times Sunday magazine of May 23rd, entitled "The Teachers' Unions' Last Stand: How Obama's race to the Top Could Revolutionize Public Education" by Steven Brill.

 

Kacy McClure  

 

Immediate help needed to secure the 2/3 majority in CA Senate

Hi, Sorry for the resend but I made a huge mistake.  John Laird is running against Sam Blakeslee not Anne Caballero.
John Laird very much supports Anne Caballero.
 
SVAN,
We have our work cut out for us to secure our fillibuster proof majoritys here in CA and in Washington.  Please read the note below and join in the campaign for John Laird.  This is a critical seat not only to protect the 2/3 vote but to prevent Sam Blakeslee, who is a big supporter of off shore oil drilling from getting his foot in the senate.
Please help as much as you can.
Remember, NO REGRETS
Pam
 
Hello all,

I am hoping you can forward the message below to your membership.

John Laird is running a difficult race for State Senate.  On August 17th, Californians in the 15th Senate District will be making an important decision that can affect the California for years to come.

If John is elected we are just one seat away from the 2/3 majority and when Anna Caballero wins in November we will have the 2/3 majority.  John is up against  Big Oil money and we need to continue the grassroots effort to win this election in August.  Santa Clara County is the battleground for the campaign.

We need to help John in the next few weeks to make sure that he pulls ahead in Santa Clara to make sure he is victorious on August 17th.

There are several ways that you can help. 

1.  Phone Banking Monday -Thursday 530 pm to 830 pm (Food Provided)
    South Bay Labor Council
      2102 Almaden Road, San Jose
 
2. Walking Saturday and Sunday 1000 to 300 pm
    South Bay Labor Council
      2102 Almaden Road, San Jose

3.  Sign up to Virtually Phone Banking - http://tinyurl.com/lairdDFA

4. Contribute!  We are up against Big Oil Money.

http://www.actblue.com/page/scchq

5. Attend one of our 4 events this weekend.

    1. Get out the Vote for Mail Ballots - Saturday 10 am to 3 pm - Walking Precincts (1:30 BBQ with John Laird)
    2. Garden Party for John Laird in San Mateo - 11 am  http://tinyurl.com/SMGardenParty
    3. Meet and Greet Fundraiser in Los Gatos - 2 pm http://tinyurl.com/LGMeet-Greet
    4. South County for Laird in Morgan Hill - 5:30 pm http://tinyurl.com/SCFundraiser

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about any of these events and thank you for all your dedication and help to John Laird's campaign and to the democratic party.

Best,

Noelani  Sallings

 

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