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Apr 03
Take Survey to help guide bilingual education programs
In 2016 California voters passed Proposition 58, otherwise known as the LEARN – or Language Education, Acquisition and Readiness Now – initiative, which recognized the importance of providing students the opportunity to become bilingual, biliterate, and even multilingual. CTA, in conjunction with Californians Working Together, is seeking data via special survey to ascertain the number …
Apr 03
April is National Poetry Month
” Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both; and be one traveler, long I stood; and looked down one as far as I could….” Robert Frost isn’t the only poet we’ll be celebrating this month. April is National Poetry Month and you’re encouraged to share and enjoy poetry …
Apr 03
Bolster your school project with an IFT Grant
Have a project that will improve student achievement? Does your project address the needs of diverse or at-risk students? The CTA Institute for Teaching (IFT) has established a competitive grant program for CTA members and chapters to support strength-based, teacher-driven reform for students and public schools. Competitive educator grants will be awarded in amounts up …
Mar 31
Top 10 from March 2017 CTA State Council
1. President Heins on These Times CTA President Eric Heins draws a comparison between Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities and the current political environment in our country, and encourages CTA members to work in union to make it the best of times. READ FULL SPEECH 2. Show Your Support for April …