Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/1546952
Join Educators Across the State Knocking on Doors for Prop. 3! Local members take action to pass the essential school funding measure By Julian Peeples A C R O S S C A L I F O R N I A , U N I O N educators are all-in for Yes on Proposition 3 to help ensure our pub- lic schools have the resources they need and that our students deserve. With almost $15 billion a year on the line for public education, educators are knocking on doors in communities across the state to spread the word and get out the vote for Prop 3. e choice is clear : Support our public schools or cut taxes for the rich. Failure to extend this funding before 2030 would mean devastating cuts, with one in six educators — roughly 50,000 people — potentially losing their jobs statewide. As our campaign rolls on from Yucaipa to Eureka, we checked in with members in seven CTA locals to see what's at stake in their communities and how edu- cators are mobilizing to fight for Yes on 3. Saddleback Valley Educators Assn. President Mandy DeGroote, right, with fellow union members knocking on doors in September. CTA President David Goldberg (fourth from left) and CTA Board Member Ken Tang (fourth from right) along with Little Lake Education Assn. members canvassing in September. What is Canvassing? I N T H I S A R T I C L E , educators call it knocking on doors, precinct walking, canvassing and more. It's all the same: We meet at one of CTA's offices to coordinate who goes where, heading out to a neighborhood and walking door-to-door to knock and urge folks to vote Yes on Prop. 3. This is how we've won campaigns throughout our history. It's also how we help share information on how to vote. This is about protecting public education and democracy. 22 cta.org Feature