Anti-Budget Cuts Event

For three years in a row, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has issued an excessively large number of layoff notices (RIFs) to teachers and health and human services professionals who provide essential services to students in Los Angeles public schools. 

REMINDER: NEXT TUESDAY Join the "Stop the Insanity" Rally February 14, 2012
	Join UTLA, teachers, parents, students and the community to fight against RIFs and the devastating cuts to vital school programs. For three years in a row, LAUSD officials have issued an excessively large number of layoff notices even though they knew that the vast majority of UTLA members eventually would be brought back. This destructive, unnecessary process destabilizes our schools and inflicts severe emotional and financial turmoil on teachers and health & human services professionals. It also costs millions of dollars. It does not have to be this way. Tell LAUSD to go back to the drawing board and create a realistic, humane budget... a budget that does not unnecessarily lay off teachers and health & human services professionals and does not threaten or eliminate vital programs like Adult Education, Early Childhood Education, Arts Education, School Readiness, and more. WHEN IS THE RALLY: February 14, after school WHERE: LAUSD Headquarters (333 South Beaudry Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90017 (map and parking) DETAILS & UPDATES: http://www.utla.net/stoptheinsanity EVENT MEMBER FLYER: Download for posting JOIN: Join the Facebook "Stop the Insanity" event www.utla.net

Ingrid Cheng 
Author of Dream: Creating a Better World
Former LAUSD teacher
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