Member advocacy materials

• Commitment Card to Protect Education (4-13-10)
• Commitment Card Instructions (4-13-10)
• Sample Resolution: Governor's proposed budget (3-22-10)
• State Budget Key Messages (2-2-10)
• State Budget Talking Points (2-2-10)
  
• 2010 Advocacy Checklist
• Fast Facts: Public schools do not spend 40 percent on overhead (4-14-10)
• 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 (2-24-10) 
• 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)  
• The State of Our Schools: Letter  
• The State of Our Schools: Campaign Description
• Activities list
• California State Senators listing
• California State Assembly Members listing

CSBA Budget Resources

• California Jobs Budget Summary (5-26-10)
• 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

• 2010 Candidate Rubric on Education: Questions every candidate running for public office should answer (9-28-10)
• State Budget Talking Points (9-21-10)
• Education Coalition Web site ProtectOurStudents.org

FCMAT resources

• FCMAT: A compiliation of news education-budget headline resources

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.

• School boards face tough choices, limited option in state's fiscal crisis, San Diego News Room (5-3-10)
• SB 955 represents radical change to CA teacher policies, San Francisco Chronicle (4-26-10)
  
• Even Megan Fox knows Calif. has an education crisis, The Washington Post (04-12-10)
• School districts forced to make tough budget cut decisions, Lake County News (4-1-10)
• Board president urges public to get involved in education, San Diego Union Tribune (3-25-10)
• EGUSD trustee meets with leaders on Capitol Hill, Elk Grove Citizen (3-25-10)
• School budget cuts harm society, Modesto Bee (2-28-10)
• Complacency adds to fiscal crisis in education, San Francisco Chronicle (2-19-10)
• Budget imperils education, Daily Triplicate (2-9-10)
• Fund schools, and reform Sacramento, San Luis Obispo Tribune (1-24-10)
• Budget woes hit home, Redlands Daily Facts (1-12-10)
• Education, other leaders call for state budget reform, Ventura County Star (1-12-10)
• WJUSD trustees await govs address, Big Education Ape (1-5-10)