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Teachers from local districts rally against state budget cuts
- 04-30-2010
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By James Wagner/San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Nearly 125 people, mostly teachers, stood on a busy street corner along the Covina/Azusa border Thursday decrying the state's slashing of school funding. Holding signs and wearing shirts colored pink because of the infamous pink slips, the protesters rallied against the cuts, some of which have forced school districts to trim millions from their budgets and lay off teachers. Many said they wanted to show residents and parents what the state was doing to their children's education. As they stood at Azusa Avenue and Arrow Highway, some said the blame rested mostly on Sacramento and not their local school districts. (more...)
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