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In the Know 8 Calendar 10 News & Notes 13 Quotes & Numbers 14 Digital Buzz 16 Research Spotlight 21 MEMBER PROFILE: Gianna Alexander 23 YOUR VOICE: Gregor Trpin Advocacy 38 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Charter school bills 43 TAX FAIRNESS: Ballot measure to close tax loophole 45 NEWS: Richmond board calls for charter moratorium 45 NEWS: Santa Rosa teachers, students back counselor 46 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Ethnic studies requirement 47 BARGAINING: Statewide roundup Teaching & Learning 50 ILC: New study lauds "teachers teaching teachers" 55 MIGRANTS: CTA collaborates with Mexican teachers 56 LABOR HISTORY: Upton Sinclair, activist writer 57 OPTING OUT: What to tell parents about mandated tests 58 TECH TIPS: Virtual pet apps CTA & You 59 HONORED: ESP of the Year Dan Kivett 61 HONORED: Human Rights Award winners 64 STATE COUNCIL: March meeting highlights 67 LIT FROM WITHIN: New works by our members Inside back cover: Day of the Teacher poster Photos this page: Top left, young learners read at Kennedy Elementary School in Lindsay; top right, scene from the Oakland teacher strike. Cover photo: Erick Alvarez Muniz stacks blocks at Washington Elementary in Lindsay. #REDFORED: Forward Movement The fight to give all students a quality education, and resources educators need to provide it, continues. PAGE 18 A Gold Star Special Report: Early Childhood Education and its positive impacts throughout K-12 PAGE 25 2 cta.org C O N T E N T S April / May 2019 D E P A R T M E N T S