Education supporters near finish of 365-mile march

04-20-2010

By Melody Gutierrez/Sacramento Bee

Education advocates are nearing the end of their 48-day, 365-mile march from Bakersfield to Sacramento to protest cuts to public education. March for California's Future has made stops in dozens of cities along the way, including a layover Monday at Cosumnes River College. More than 250 people, including students, rallied at CRC after a one-mile march. The march will move to Granite Park at 10 a.m. today, where supporters will continue their journey. The event will conclude with Wednesday's march at 3 p.m. from Southside Park to the west lawn of the Capitol, where a rally is planned at 4 p.m. The California Federation of Teachers, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and other labor unions organized the statewide march. (more...)

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