[CALIBK12] CA educator?

[Sandy Schuckett]

Well -- we tried to get them on board, but it didn't work. They feel that they want to emphasize their issues. This is true with NEA on the national level also.  However, grass roots advocacy works, and the reality is that NCLB WILL be reauthorized.....which is why we have to push to get our school library language into it. I hope you will contact your U.S. Rep. and our 2 senators, and ask them to sign on as co-sponsors.

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Sandy Schuckett
California School Library Assn.
Liaison to CTA
2312 Claremont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323-665-9811
aq061 at lafn.org 
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  From: kjhein at comcast.net 
  To: KAREN GONZALEZ ; Lesley Farmer ; calib at demeter.sjsu.edu ; CALIBK12 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 1:25 PM
  Subject: Re: [CALIBK12] CA educator?


  And what about the fact that CTA is putting a lot of our money, plus time and publicity into a NO vote on NCLB reauthorization - at the same time that we are working to add the SKILLS act? 

  Kit Hein
  College Park HS
  Pleasant Hill

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    From: KAREN GONZALEZ <karengonzalez1 at sbcglobal.net> 

    I too read the latest issue of Ca. Ed. and had the same thought.  Letters to the editor might wake someone up.  Too bad the same 'ol, same 'ol is being perpetuated here.  Or is it?  Do we have as yet, an effective promotion campaign?  CSLA is making good strides on the state level - thank you! But, how many of us, in our schools, working with our unions, can say we have a "promotion machine" in operation.

    It's daunting to say the least to set up and commit to such a thing especially taking into consideration all that we do during our work day.  (Don;t forget our home life too.)  I am guilty of this - postponing establishing a promotion campaign in our district.  We are so in need of it.

    Therefore, I committ to developing with my colleagues, a campaign that will raise the awareness of our importance on our school campuses to our board members, our city council, our district and school-site administration and our union members.  I will start this, with my colleagues, this school year.

    Karen N. Gonzalez
    Proud LMT
    Chair, UTLA Library Professionals Committee  

    Lesley Farmer <lfarmer at csulb.edu> wrote:
      I just received the Sept. issue of California Educator. 
      The cover story is "The Information Age: Teaching and 
      Learning on the Cutting Edge." What a great way to start 
      the school year, I thought. Well, the school library/media 
      center was edged out and cut off. No mention of 
      information literacy, no school libraries or library media 
      teachers covered (the closest was CSU Fresno's 
      Instructional Technology and Resource Center in their 
      School of Ed). Plagiarism was noted -- and TurnItIn was 
      praised; hmm, let's teach by punishment rather than 
      construct plagiarism-proof assignments. Prove me wrong, 
      folks, but am I -- or we -- or they -- missing something?
      Lesley Farmer

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