California Educator

California Teachers Association September 2009 Volume 14 Issue 1 “History is a race between education and catastrophe.” H. G. WELLS RACE TO THE TOP FUNDS > Page 30 THE TRUTH ABOUT BREAST CANCER > Page 18 SURVIVING COPING WITH CHANGES DURING CUTBACKS > Page 6 CT A MEMBER BENEFITS ANNU AL REPORT — P A GE 35

• Cover
• Sí Se Puede! Por Qué No?
• Coping with changes during cutback
• Handling crowded classrooms, members create solutions
• Coping with reassignment, closure, and layoffs
• Dealing with classroom cuts: freebies and discounts can help
• Coping with combo classes: double grades, double the work?
• Making the grade change: colleagues can help transition
• Surviving breast cancer
• Cancer study findings
• Melanoma: Know the risks
• Breast cancer survivor: Take it from me
• Beverly Hills ESP outraged over outsourcing
• Court ruling sets guidelines for school mailboxes
• Suspension of special education CAHSEE hailed
• Do you understand your Weingarten rights?
• Are California schools ready for digital textbooks
• CTA creates new organizing campaign to set the stage for changes in Sacramento
• Continue to Stand Up for Our Schools
• Race to the Top could undermine student progress
• CTA, allies block suspension of Prop. 98, secure $11.2 billion in long-term funding
• Hunger strikers warn about starving schools
• Voluntary dues support CTA advocacy and scholarships
• 2007 Summary Annual Report for CTA Economic Benefits Trust Member Welfare Benefit Plan
• CTA-sponsored and co-sponsored legislation for 2009-10