2000 school employees march in CA to protest cuts to education - pics

[Kadie]

In this photo provided by the California School Employees Association, about two thousand school employees from throughout California march through the streets of downtown San Jose, Calif. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009, to protest state budget cuts to education.


In this photo provided by the California School Employees Association school employees from throughout California march through the streets of downtown San Jose, Calif. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009, to protest state budget cuts to education


In this photo provided by the California School Employees Association, Tony Rojas, left, and Clarissa Wiechmann, right, lead about two thousand school employees from throughout California marching through the streets of downtown San Jose, Calif. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009, to protest state budget cuts to education.



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San Jose Rally Protests School Cuts
Hundreds Show Up For San Jose Rally

POSTED: 2:20 pm PDT August 5, 2009
UPDATED: 2:21 pm PDT August 5, 2009

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Hundreds of students, parents and school employees rallied in downtown San Jose on Wednesday morning to protest state budget cuts to education.

State Superintendent Jack O'Connell joined the protesters, who marched from the San Jose Convention Center to the state building.

Organizers said state lawmakers' decision to cut $18 billion in education funding will hurt students and California's economy.

The demonstration was organized by the California School Employees Association, which represents 230,000 custodians, secretaries, cafeteria workers, technicians, bus drivers and other school employees.


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[MichiganVote]

1. Say good by Terminator...........

[ProgressiveProfessor]

2. He is termed out anyway. Under the circumstances, not sure anybody could make the mess much better

[ColbertWatcher]

5. Sadly, his incompetence exacerbated the circumstances.

It would never been as bad under Davis.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

9. Disagree, Davis had his own issues, and the problem is structural

Davis would also have been termed out by now.

[ColbertWatcher]

10. Yes, he would have been termed out, but all the solutions mentioned now to fix the system ...

... were first suggested by the nerd Davis.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

11. Mentioned? Perhaps, passed into law, not a chance

The Gropenator can get more people to the polls than Davis ever could. The initiatives that would have addressed much of the damage still did not pass. Its structural and its going to be very hard to fix. The super majority for state budget goes back to the depression, and Prop 13 and the Gann initiative are sacred here in CA.

[ColbertWatcher]

13. "The Gropenator can get more people to the polls than Davis ever could" Yeah, and so could Palin.n/t

[Catshrink]

3. Wow!

What a turnout!!!

[Uzybone]

4. Pretty much ignored by the national media

[Kadie]

8. I'm sure.

The kids are paying a heavy price for arnie's screw-ups.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

12. CA and its self inflicted wounds are old news now

I say that as a CA employee who's pay was cut...

[Fire Walk With Me]

6. Kick and Recommend.

Note that Arnold has only cut where it hurts everyone the worst, and has not taxed the rich as should be done. He is punishing California, but as he's a Republican, why is anyone surprised?

[TexasObserver]

7. Recommend