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March 2009

Friendship

(21 Mar 2009 11:56)

There is a secret thread that makes us friends
Turn away from hard and breakful eyes
Turn away from cold and painful lies
That speaks of other, more important ends
There are two hard yet tender hearts that beat

Take always my hand at special times
Take always my dark and precious rhymes
That sing so brightly when our glad souls meet.

Walter Dean Myers

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Pink Friday Support our schools

(13 Mar 2009 0:43)

If you think what happens in California isn't important to you, consider that ours is the 7th largest economy in the world.

California's public schools, colleges and universities are facing more than $11 billion in state budget cuts. These cuts are going to impact an entire generation of kids and alter public education for years to come.

Tomorrow, March 13, is the deadline for school districts to issue preliminary pink slips to California's teachers. As of yesterday, more than 26,000 teachers had received these preliminary notices.

Please join us on Friday, March 13 and Stand Up for Schools.

1. Wear pink on Friday, March 13 to show your support for public schools, students and educators.

2. Organize or attend an event at a school near you.

3. Call or e-mail your Legislator. Tell them that investing in public education is an investment in California's future.

4. Write a letter to the editor of your local paper. Lawmakers read their hometown papers to keep abreast of what their constituents are thinking. A sample letter is available in the Resources section.

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