Californians demand: 'Educate the state'

03-05-2010

By Seth Sandronsky/New America Media

In a day of protests against budget cuts to California’s public schools and higher education system, an estimated 2,000 people rallied at the state Capitol yesterday to call for more affordable and accessible public education in an action organizers called “Educate the State.” It was one of the largest actions among dozens that occurred around the state. Education protesters gathering to voice their grievances to elected officials were reminiscent of the recent conservative Tea Party protests against government. But these activists were not demanding smaller government or decreased spending. They were calling on government to spend more money on the public educational system—even if it means more taxes, which is anathema to the Tea Party movement. (more...)

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