Fresno Famous

Voting

Teachers can really use your NO vote on proposition 74, 75 and 76.

"Proposition 74 - does nothing to improve student learning, reduce class size, or provide textbooks and computers for our schools. It unfairly penalizes teachers by extending the probationary period for five years and will make it almost impossible to recruit or retain quality teachers in our classrooms. In addition, it will cost school districts tens of millions of dollars to implement."

*note: nearly 50% of new teachers quit within the first 5 years. This proposition will discourage some people from become teachers. I became a permanent teacher after I passed my four evaluations during my first 2 years. I still get evaluated every 2 years and have to renew my credential every 5 years. I have to clock 150 hours of 'outside' class time (college classes, workshops, etc - not grading papers or developing lessons) to get my credential renewed (all of which I have to pay for).

"Proposition 75 - hidden agenda is to weaken public employees and strengthen the influence of big corporations. It does not protect teachers, nurses, police and firefighters. It is meant to prevent them from fighting the efforts of politicians who would harm education, public safety and health care at a time when big corporations already outspend workers 24 to 1. Prop. 75 supporters are the same people who support school vouchers and who want to privatize Social Security. Voters rejected a similar proposition in 1998."

"Proposition 76 - guts the law voters approved to guarantee minimum funding to our schools. Per-pupil funding in California is already $1,000 below the national average. Proposition 76 reduces education spending by $4 billion - $600 per pupil - and means the Governor will never have to repay the money he borrowed from our public schools. These broken promises mean teacher layoffs, larger class sizes, and fewer textbooks and materials for our classrooms. It undermines our system of check sand balances by giving the Governor broad new powers to further reduce school funding and cut vital health care, police and fire services without andy legislative oversight."