Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/1544915
WE CAN'T WAIT! Invest in the schools our students deserve Celebrate 2026 California Day of the Teacher, National School Nurse Day and CTA Education Support Professionals Day The poster is by Sacramento-based artist Franceska Gamez. "When we invest in teachers and schools, we are nurturing possibility, imagination and the future we all share," Gamez stated regarding her poster art. Gamez is one of several artists who have created artwork for the We Can't Wait campaign. Their visuals are being used to support educators as they demand meaningful change for their students and schools. To view and order campaign posters, visit wecantwait.info. And check out cta.org/dayoftheteacher and cta.org/espday to celebrate each other! A L L S T U D E N T S deserve a well-rounded, joyful education in well-resourced, safe and stable schools. This means access to qualified educators, counselors, nurses and mental health professionals for every student. This also means smaller class sizes and caseloads, and pay and benefits for educators that match the essential role they play in our society. To achieve these conditions, our union is fighting to fully fund our schools — now. After decades of disinvestment , we simply can't wait any longer. We are demanding that our legislators and policymakers invest in the schools our students deserve. "We Can't Wait!" is the ongoing campaign to make this happen. It is the theme of the enclosed poster honoring the 2026 California Day of the Teacher (May 13), National School Nurse Day (May 6) and CTA ESP Day (May 19). Here are a few ways you can celebrate at your school: • Put up the poster in your classroom, school hallway or other public area. • Join your local chapter 's celebrations and attend upcoming union meetings and actions. • Use hashtags in school and chapter social media: #DayoftheTeacher, #SchoolNurseDay and #ESPDay. The We Can't Wait campaign has seen educators and many of our locals involved in strikes and other actions to win the public schools our students deserve. Art has been central to these beautiful and powerful actions. This year's poster has been front and center at many of our locals' actions in the past months.