Greetings, congratulations and
heartfelt thanks to you, your members and staff for all of your hard
work and hard-fought victories in this election. I recognize that there
were a lot of local issues and battles taking place in your areas and
school districts building to the election. Yet you carved out the time
to help send pro-public education candidates to the general election in
November and pass local bond measures in many areas to counter the
devastating effects of billions of dollars in cuts to our schools and
students.
Thanks to your hard work, Assembly
Member Tom Torlakson beat out Senator Gloria Romero in the race for
state superintendent of public instruction, and now heads for a runoff
election with former school superintendent Larry Aceves. Voters spoke
loud and clear that they want real educators who support proven
reforms, know what's going on in our classrooms and support
collaboration between parents, educators and administrators making
decisions about public schools.
With your help, voters showed
their strong support for public education by electing local pro-public
education candidates and passing local bond measures and parcel taxes to
support students and schools.
Barbara Boxer, U.S. Senator
Jerry Brown, Governor
Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor
Debra Bowen, Secretary of State
John Chiang, Controller
Bill Lockyer, Treasurer
Dave Jones, Insurance Commissioner
Betty Yee, Board of Equalization,
District 1
Chris Parker, Board of
Equalization, District 2
Jerome Horton, Board of
Equalization, District 4
Click here for a complete list of updates on
initiatives and other races and www.cta.org for local bond measures.
This primary election was our
first step toward victory for our students and schools, but we have a
tough fight facing us in November, and it is going to take all of us
working together to be successful. You will be hearing more from me in
the coming months as we embark upon a campaign to secure victory for
public schools and the future of California in November!
Again, thank you and have a great
summer.
David A. Sanchez
President