Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/1546952
West Sacramento Teachers Association members with flyers that let colleagues and community know that Washington Unified — their school district — will lose $25.7 million each year, making Prop. 3 a must-win this November. Why is Prop. 3 so important? "Continuing these funds is crucial to continuing to have the number of classes and amount of support that currently comes from the district. We are a basic aid district so we won't be hit as hard, but we know our neighboring districts will be and we don't want to see any of that happen." What's at risk in your district if this funding expires? "It would depend on how our district would work to absorb it. They don't always have a track record of making cuts in the right places. An attack on education anywhere is an attack on education everywhere, and we want to make sure we secure as much funding as pos- sible for our kids. Failure means we would see massive layoffs and cuts statewide. It would be a really dark time for public education in Cal- ifornia to lose all that funding. We would see class sizes get bigger, less teachers working. These cuts will hurt everyone." What are you doing to ensure Prop. 3 passes? "We're canvassing our community and talking to our neighbors about Prop. 3, Richard Barrera and our endorsed school board candidates." Thoughts as we push onward to victory? "A lot of us got into teaching because we wanted to work with kids and it's hard to focus on the big picture. Prop. 3 is a way we can impact the big picture in a positive way to make sure we are in the best position to support our students for a long time into the future." Santa Barbara Teachers Association (SBTA) PRESIDENT YORK SHINGLE (Funding at risk: $2.25 million) For more information and to sign up to canvass, visit cta.org/YesOn3. 28 cta.org Feature York Shingle " Prop. 3 is a way we can impact the big picture to make sure we are in the best position to support our students into the future."