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Day of the Teacher to be used against governor
Oakland Tribune, May 11, 2005 by Katy Murphy, STAFF WRITER
HAYWARD -- Typically, Day of the Teacher is celebrated with flowers, luncheons and Hallmark cards -- a day to thank educators for their dedication and contributions to society.
But in a year marked by widespread anxiety and anger over the governor's proposed education reforms, even this gentle holiday will have a bite.
As the California Teachers Association put it on its Web site, "What better way to spend Day of the Teacher than speaking up and sounding off for our profession and our public schools?"
And sound off they will. Hundreds of Hayward teachers are expected to line the busy intersection of Foothill and Mission boulevards around 4 this afternoon with signs protesting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's education policies.
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The ralliers will break for a picnic outside Hayward's City Hall and resume their demonstration there, where the Hayward Board of Education will be holding its meeting.
"We're letting the governor know in no uncertain terms that he's not supporting public education or our teachers," Kathy Crummey, president of the Hayward Education Association, said on Monday.
Scores of other districts around the state also are planning protests. Castro Valley teachers are planning "informational pickets" at various schools today, and teachers from Fremont, Newark and Union City are forming a human "Chain for Education" along Mowry Avenue in Fremont.
Educators are troubled, among other things, by Schwarzenegger's proposals to alter Proposition 98 -- a 1988 amendment to the state constitution that guarantees a minimum level of funding and certain annual increases to the schools -- to allow across-the-board cuts from the state's general fund in times of fiscal crisis.
They also say the governor went back on his promise to restore education funding to adequate levels after education officials agreed to suspend $2billion in Proposition 98 funding last year.
Despite the grim fiscal picture painted by many education officials, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office has found that per-student funding has increased by 14 percent during the past decade, even after adjusting for inflation. The office, however, has recommended against the governor's proposed changes to Proposition 98.
Katy Murphy covers education in Hayward, Castro Valley, San Leandro and San Lorenzo. Call her at (510) 293-2479.
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