Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/1530930
Black History Martin Luther King Jr. and others' fight for civil and worker Rights PAG E 1 4 Protecting Our Rights: Locals score huge victories for educators, students in state rulings PAG E 23 SAFE SCHOOLS Educators fight to defend students and win healthy facilities PAG E 1 6 2 cta.org January 2025 C O N T E N T S In the Know 8 Calendar 10 News & Notes 13 Quotes & Numbers Spotlight 22 COST OF CONFLICT: Funds for students' education used to respond to political attacks Advocacy 28 PAID PREGNANCY LEAVE: The fight continues: Pass AB 65! 30 ELECTION: Members power victories amid uncertainty 34 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Critical GPO-WEP vote; TPA status 35 ORGANIZING GRANTS: CTA, NEA can help locals succeed 36 LAS LOMITAS: Educators strike, win big for their students 38 BARGAINING: Statewide roundup 40 STATE DASHBOARD: Student outcomes improve after funding increase Our Union 41 TEACHERS OF THE YEAR: Kudos! 42 ANNIVERSARIES: CTA State Council, the Rodda Act 43 OBSERVANCE: American Indian/ Alaska Native presentation 44 ALCATRAZ: Labor movement supported 1969-71 occupation 45 BYLAWS: Proposed change 46 CANDIDACY: NEA RA delegate 46 CTA BOARD EXPENSES: 2023–24 47 EQUITY SHOWCASE: Service center empowers members 48 LIT FROM WITHIN: Works by our members I n s i d e T h i s I s s u e Images, from top: Oakland Education Assn. members and community speak out at a school board meeting; photo courtesy Rowland Scherman, Wikimedia Commons; photo courtesy Sacramento LGBT Community Center.