Are you frustrated with the State of California gambling with your education?
If you’re fed-up it’s your time to break the silence in the “March for California’s future” Friday in Bakersfield at 8 a.m. and a kickoff event Thursday in Falcon Square at 11 a.m.
The California Federation of Teachers will lead a six week march through the Central Valley to Sacramento for the purpose of three goals being recognized and soon met.
Some students and faculty have had enough of this on going budget crisis.
“This march is a symbol of everyone saying enough is enough” stated Joseph Silva, Political Science major who will be marching 15 mi.
The problem is the education of many students across the State of California is being savaged due to a system that allows minority of anti-government/ anti-tax conservatives to confine the budget which in capitates quality education.
Education is becoming progressively more unaffordable, but is the money being recycled back into the education budget?
Silva supposes that the problem isn’t spending, but is yet something more than.
“The state doesn’t have a spending problem,” said Silva “but a revenue problem.”
The state budget crisis can be repaired with fair tax increases on the wealthy and closing corporate tax loopholes.
The “March for California’s future” is the beginning to try to ensure the goals and solutions are heard at the legislator’s office to protect higher education and put an end to those who are suffering due to the lack of California’s ecucation promise.
“I believe that the state must continue funding higher public education,” stated Executive Director of Cerritos College Faculty Federation Julie Ivey “if it goes down then the economic growth and recovery will go down too.”
Among those who will march in the event are representatives of unions and other community allies of CFT.
Cerritos College students are also encouraged to participate in a fight to save their education demonstrated by marching.
For students who are interested the CCFF will pay for the mileage if you commute to Bakersfield with carpool restrictions.
For more info contact Joseph Silva, jsilva1889@gmail.com.
