Member advocacy materials

• The State of Our Schools: Letter  
• The State of Our Schools: Campaign Description
• State Budget Key Messages (2-2-10)
• State Budget Talking Points (2-2-10)
• 2010 Advocacy Checklist
• Fast Facts: Reason Foundation Rebuttal (7-13-09)
• Fast Facts: California has fewer state employees per capita (6-18-09)
• Fast Facts: California is NOT a high tax state (6-18-09) 
• Fast Facts: California's schools are UNDER administered (6-18-09) 
• Fast Facts: California's students lack support services (6-18-09) 
• Fast Facts: California's student-teacher ratio is very high (6-18-09)
• Fast Facts: ARRA Funding (6-18-09)  
• Activities list
• California State Senators listing
• California State Assembly Members listing

CSBA Budget Resources

• Budget Update: Governor's 2010-11 Budget Proposal (1-8-10)
• The Legislative Analyst's Office: 2010-11 Governor’s Budget Overview Report (1-12-10)
• Budget Advisory: Revisions to the 2008 and 2009 state budget (October 2009)
• Budget Advisory: Flexibility provisions in the 2008 and 2009 state budget (March 2009) 

Education Coalition resources

• Education Coalition Web site ProtectOurStudents.org

CSBA members take action

CSBA members are utilizing CSBA's advocacy materials to educate the public about the negative impacts of Governor Schwarzenegger’s proposed budget.  Below are some of the news stories, opinion editorials, video clips and letters-to-the-editor generated by CSBA members through their advocacy efforts.  CSBA applauds its members for taking a proactive role in helping get our message out to the public.

• Schwarzenegger flunks honesty, Chico Enterprise Record (1-27-10)
• Fund schools, and reform Sacramento, San Luis Obispo Tribune (1-24-10)
• RUSD board cuts $11.68M, Redlands Daily Facts (1-12-10)
• Budget woes hit home, Redlands Daily Facts (1-12-10)
• Education, other leaders call for state budget reform, Ventura County Star (1-12-10)
• Letter: Governor must back up his word, Chico Enterprise Record (1-10-10)
• Educators urge no more school cuts in letters to governor, Whittier Daily News (1-6-10)
• WJUSD trustees await govs address, Big Education Ape (1-5-10)