This webpage contains the latest news as of May 13, 2005.
During the month, the following new important information and features were added to the Poetic S.O.S. website.
- See this new website from a group of San Jose parents. It's a really easy way to send letters to officials and sign a petition at the same time! Save Public Education
- See this new website from the Education Coalition. New Education Coalition Website
- California Live Within Our Means Act - A Really Bad Idea. Read LA Times Editorial
- Added a webpage with the an E-mail I received from the Governor. He's still claiming to be helping schools. This link also addresses why what he is saying is a myth. Governor's E-mail to Me
- Added a webpage with Senator Feinstein's recent letter to me. Read Senator Feinstein's Letter
- Discovered an interesting website that might interest you related to California's budget priorities. California Budget Next 10
- Possibly all of us together are being heard. Governor's rating now equal to Gray Davis' at his all time low! Governor's Ratings Fall!
- Great article explaining how the Governor can be saying he is helping schools and increasing funding when he is NOT. Governor Owes Schools an Apology
- Take a moment to read about the latest Action Alert from EdVoice to support school funding. If you click here EdVoice Action Alert - Take Action Now , you will be taken to EdVoice where you can immediately read about this important issue and take action.
- I completed sending out the announcement of the new website to all Community Colleges in California. When I had first distributed my note, I hadn't realized that K-14 was impacted by the funding cuts so, I went back and added the community colleges to my distribution list. This adds about 500 additional recipients.
- I added a webpage to answer the question "What are the schools doing with all of the money they got from the lottery?". Click here to read about this. Where does the lottery money go?
- Read this editorial by Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Leland Yee about the school funding crisis. San Mateo Daily Journal Article
- Watch the latest news video of a protest today in San Jose. San Jose & Milpitas are facing serious cuts - see what they are saying: Watch Video Now.
- I announced the release of the Poetic SOS website to the all school districts in the state of California. I sent out over 2,000 E-mails about this on Monday 3/21/05. A copy of this E-mail can be viewed at the following link:
Statewide Website Release E-mail .
I added a new wider screen webpage for comments. As the current comment board fills up, I will migrate comments over to the new comment board, known as the Rollover Comment Board. This will make these older comments easier to read as they will be viewable across one's entire screen vs. just in a 3 inch column on the Blogger comment screen. To view these comments now, click here: See Rollover Comments!!!
I added links to news articles about Tuesday's demonstration for education in Orange County. To read about this, click here: Orange County News!!!
I posted a link to a PBS broadcast about several Moms who recently went to Sacramento to lobby for education funding. I hope many more of us will be joining them on their next trip! Great Story About Moms In Action!
I rewrote the section of the website one can use to send letters to elected officials to make it more streamlined. There is now an option that allows you to send letters to state officials with only a few clicks of your mouse. Give it a try now: Write State Officials Now. You can also see the new streamlined webpage for writing all letters by clicking here: Write Letters Now.
I posted a notice from the Education Coalition about Pink Slip Day which will was held on March 15. Click here to read it: Pink Slip Day
A new Question and Answer guide from the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) was published and is now available on the Key Resources website. This paper helps clarify the real impact of the Governor's proposed budget on education. It is well worth reading. SeeASCA Q & A About School Funding .
A new webpage was added to this website where letters will be posted that are received from elected officials. This can be viewed at: Letters From Elected Officials.
A new webpage was added about an "Everyday Hero" in our struggle for education funding. Please see the story at:Story About 2 Everyday Heroes .
A new webpage was added to make it easier to post comments to this website. See Post Stories About the Funding Cuts Impact On You . Also, take a moment to see what comments others posted this week by clicking here: Read Comments.
A new webpage was added showing our "Merry Band of Concord Proposition 98 Supporters". See Concord Parents Supporting Proposition 98 .
I moved the action items list on the home page into the middle of the letter so that it would be more likely to catch people's interest.
