Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/1509126
570 Number of California schools under audit by the state after reporting that more than 10 percent of the kindergarten or seventh-grade students were not fully vaccinated last school year, according to the California Department of Public Health. 1,028 Number of schools awarded grants by the State Board of Education (SBE) to become community schools or expand their programs, according to an EdSource Column by SBE President Linda Darling-Hammond and California Surgeon General Diana Ramos. Compiled by Julian Peeples Quotes & Numbers " When politicians try to push their own agendas and politicize our classrooms, educators can and will push back together in their union. CTA will continue to support educators and students." — CTA President David B. Goldberg, in reference to extremist school boards who are pushing dangerous and hateful policies. (Read about how educators are fighting back on Page 24.) " While this fight is far from over, today's ruling takes a significant step towards ensuring the physical, mental and emotional well-being of transgender and gender-nonconforming students." — State Attorney General Rob Bonta in response to a judge's decision to halt Chino Valley Unified School District's new policy requiring educators to out their transgender students. " LAUSD is filled with the most astounding, remarkable, inspiring kids, and they are taught and supported by teachers and staff who fight hard every day for them. It's been the honor of my life to advocate for children. I got into this work, starting with teaching, because I wanted the best educational experience for teachers and students everywhere." — Jackie Goldberg, L.A. Unified school board member, upon announcing in August her retirement from the board when her term expires in 2024. " If the district's finances were managed differently, (San Francisco) USD could pay competitive wages that would attract and retain staff as nearby districts are doing. Instead, our schools continue to go understaffed, and students continue to pay the price of SFUSD's debt addiction, administrative bloat, resource mismanagement and expensive contracts with unreliable consultants." — Cassondra Curiel, president of United Educators of San Francisco, during a press conference on the district's financial mismanagement. C O M M U N I T Y S C H O O L S 30% Percentage of California public school students who were chronically absent in 2021-22 — an all-time high and more than three times the pre-pandemic rate, according to CalMatters. 187,298 Number of unhoused students in California last year, according to California Department of Education. 13 O C T O B E R / N O V E M B E R 2 0 2 3